Hotels and Highways: The Construction of Modernization Theory in Cold War Turkey

303 Pages·2018·6.09 MB·English

by  Begüm Adalet

Hotels and Highways
Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures
Hotels and Highways
The Construction of Modernization Theory
in Cold War Turkey
Begüm Adalet
Stanford University Press
Stanford, California
Stanford University Press
Stanford, California
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Adalet, Begüm, author.
Title: Hotels and highways : the construction of modernization theory in
Cold War Turkey /Adalet, Begüm.
Description: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2018. | Series:
Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifi ers: lccn 2017053164 (print) | lccn 2017058123 (ebook) |
isbn 9781503605558 (e-book) | isbn 9781503604292 (cloth : alk. paper) |
isbn 9781503605541 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subjects: lcsh: Economic development—Turkey—History—20th century. |
Economic assistance, American—Turkey—History—20th century. |
Turkey—Economic conditions—20th century. | Social change—Turkey—
History—20th century. | Turkey—Relations—United States. | United
States—Relations—Turkey. | Social sciences—United States—Philosophy—
History—20th century.
Classifi cation: lcc hc492 (ebook) | lcc hc492 .a354 2018 (print) |
ddc 338.9561—dc23
lc record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017053164
Cover design: Preston Th omas
Cover photo: Intercity bus. Courtesy of the Archives of the General Directorate
of Highways, Ankara, Turkey.
Typeset by Motto Publishing Services in 11/13.5 Adobe Garamond Pro
For my parents,
Melike and Çetin
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Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
1 Beastly Politics: Dankwart Rustow and the Turkish Model
of Modernization 23
2 Questions of Modernization: Empathy and Survey Research 55
3 Material Encounters: Experts, Reports, and Machines 85
4 “It’s Not Yours If You Can’t Get There”: Modern Roads,
Mobile Subjects 121
5 The Innkeepers of Peace: Hospitality and the
Istanbul Hilton 159
Conclusion 193
Notes 203
Bibliography 253
Index 281
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Acknowledgments
THIS IS A BOOK about the construction of political theories in ma-
terial spaces and particular encounters. Its ideas and concepts were also
formed in specifi c sites and in conversation with many friends, colleagues,
and interlocutors, all of whom I owe a debt of gratitude.
I want to begin by thanking three people whose advice and guid-
ance were essential for the development of this project as well as for my
own intellectual interests: Anne Norton, who has always been supportive
and encouraging; Tim Mitchell, whose suggestions have been indispens-
able for framing the book; and Bob Vitalis, who is an intellectual inspira-
tion and possibly the most generous person I know.
Th e research for this project was funded by the School of Arts and
Sciences and the Political Science Department at the University of Penn-
sylvania as well as by the Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellow-
ship. I would like to thank the staff at the National Archives at College
Park, the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library at Princeton University,
the Institute Archives and Special Collections at MIT, the Rare Book and
Manuscript Library and the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
at Columbia University, the Grand National Assembly Archives and the
National Library of Turkey in Ankara, and the Beyazıt State Library in
Istanbul. I am especially grateful to Gülçin Manka and Figen Aydoğdu
at the General Directorate of Highways in Ankara, Mark Young at the
Hospitality Industry Archives in Houston, and, above all, Marina Rus-
tow, who kindly put me in touch with Margrit Wreschner-Rustow, my
gracious host in New York City. During these research trips, I also bene-