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The State of Ata : the contested imagery of power in Turkey

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The State of Ata : the contested imagery of power in Turkey

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Description: "Examines the contemporary imagery of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Turkey's revolutionary leader after World War I ... The State of Ata weaves together the artists' photographs of Turkish society, the public imagery and sculptural presence of Atatürk, documentation of their own interventions and performances, interviews, and a collection of archival and popular imagery. The book is conceived as a collection of books within books: a photo book, a school book, a diary, a fantasy album of military portraits."--Publisher description.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 2010.
Call number: 646630
Creator: Mandel, Mike(Opens in new tab)
ISBN: 9780918290106; 0918290104; 9780918290090; 0918290090
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Purchased from Mike Mandel, June 2017.

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25 cm +

Associated people

Zakari, Chantal.

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Eighteen Publications,

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