Elegant and Religiously Appreciated

“The transformation in taste was first reflected in the conservative middle classes settling in luxury sites in the city's trendy neighborhoods. (…) During the reconstruction process within these borders, the conservative middle classes gave their furniture, clothes and bodies an unfamiliar style. They felt more comfortable presenting this new lifestyle in social life than before, and thus 'conservative abstention' or introversion evaporated.”
What's new in the conservative middle classes? How have their lifestyles, behavior and tastes changed? What does this change tell us?

Aksu Akçaoğlu is looking for answers to these questions. It examines the attitude, behavior and taste of the conservative middle class, its reflection on space, the "symbolic products market", the sense of fashion, the ways and environments of socialization, the educational procedures of the "inner world" and the self, and the world of mentality. Looking at Çukurambar, the district of Ankara that has become synonymous with this group...

A detailed portrait of a conservatism that, in pursuit of what is religiously acceptable and at the same time elegant in its own way, actually builds something new rather than preserving something...

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

Dough Type: 2nd Dough

Number of Printings: 1st Edition

First Print Year: 2018

Number of Pages: 172

Size: 13 x 19.5