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The Psychopolitics of the Oriental Father

Between Omnipotence and Emasculation

Palgrave Macmillan

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Part of the book series: Studies in the Psychosocial (STIP)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Introduction: Ł’Orient n’existe pas

    • Bülent Somay
    Pages 1-16
  3. Is East East and West West?

    • Bülent Somay
    Pages 17-39
  4. Europeanness as Masquerade

    • Bülent Somay
    Pages 115-138
  5. The Primordial Father Reborn

    • Bülent Somay
    Pages 139-157
  6. The Invention of (Re)Covering

    • Bülent Somay
    Pages 158-179
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 194-243

About this book

With a foreword by Slavoj Žižek, this book explores the Father Function in the East in the process of 'Modernisation', arguing that 'Modernisation' and 'Westernisation' are euphemisms for the advent of capitalism in Asiatic and African societies which lead to fatal transformations of the cultural and political incarnatations of the Oriental Father.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey

    Bülent Somay

About the author

Bülent Somay teaches Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies in Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey. He has written extensively on the cross-connections of Psychoanalysis, Literature and Popular Culture. His publications include a book on modern utopian fiction in English, The View from the Masthead.

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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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