Right to the city novels in Turkish literature from the 1960s to the present

Right to the city novels in Turkish literature from the 1960s to the present / N. Buket Cengiz.

Right to the City Novels in Turkish Literature from the 1960s to the Present analyses the representation of rural migration to Istanbul in literature, placing Henri Lefebvres concept of the right to the city at the centre of the argument. Using a framework of critical urban theory, the book examines...

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Main Author: Cengiz, N. Buket (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
Series:Literary urban studies.
Subjects:
1900-2099
Turkish fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Turkish fiction > 21st century > History and criticism.
Rural-urban migration in literature.
Cities and towns in literature.
Cities and towns in literature
Rural-urban migration in literature
Turkish fiction
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1 Introduction: Right to the City Novels in Modern Turkish Fiction
  • Chapter 2 From the Barricades to the City as Art: The Idea of the Right to the City
  • Chapter 3 Passionate Belongings and Intense Longings: Tracing the Right to the City in Istanbul
  • Chapter 4 Istanbul Meets Its New Members: An Overview of Istanbuls History as Regards Migration
  • Chapter 5 Istanbulites and Non-Istanbulites in Turkish Novel: Creation of the Corpus
  • Chapter 6 The Homesick Birds: An Empathetic Look at the Urbanites of the Future
  • Chapter 7 Uncle Halo and Two Oxen: A Sarcastic Look at Rural to Urban Migration and Its Discontents
  • Chapter 8 The Homesick Birds and Uncle Halo and Two Oxen: A Comparative Analysis
  • Chapter 9 Berji Kristin: Tales from the Garbage Hills: A Satirical Look at Uniform Urbanity
  • Chapter 10 Heavy Roman(i): An Alternative Urbanity in the Dionysiac City
  • Chapter11 Berji Kristin: Tales from the Garbage Hills and Heavy Roman(i): A Comparative Analysis
  • Chapter 12 On the Periphery: Existence in the Grim City
  • Chapter 13 It Takes All Kinds: The Istanbul Forgotten in the Varos
  • Chapter 14 On the Periphery and It Takes All Kinds: A Comparative Analysis
  • Chapter 15 A Strangeness in My Mind: A Love Story of a Man and His City
  • Chapter 16 Conclusion.

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