| Edition |
2nd edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (504 pages) |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Cover; About the Author; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Notes on transcription; Abbreviations; Maps; Chapter: 1 The Ottomans : From Statehood To Empire, 1300-1789; The emergence of the house of Ottoman; Growth of the military; Early Ottoman conquests and expansion; Mehmed the Conqueror and his influence; Expanding Ottoman possessions; Süleyman the Magnificent; An age of revolution; The janissary-ülema alliance; Growing European influence; Chapter: 2 From Reform To Revolution, 1789-1908; Reform of the military; The Sublime Porte and Mehmed Ali. |
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The movement towards WesternizationEmergence of a new middle class; Tanzimat (restructuring); The Young Ottomans movement; Bankruptcy and upheaval: unravelling of the Ottoman empire; From autocracy to constitutionalism; Emerging traditionalism; Chapter: 3 The Constitutional Revolution : Reform and War, 1908-1918; Restoration of the constitution; Counter-revolution; The accession of Mehmed V; Balkan wars and Ottoman defeats; The repercussions of defeat; Alliance with Germany; The Ottoman role in the First World War; Chapter: 4 The Kemalist Era, 1919-1938. |
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Atatürk's background and rise to powerThe birth of the national liberation movement; Birth of the republic; Republicanism takes root; Atatürk's influence on the new republic; Chapter: 5 Towards Multi -- Party Politics and Democracy, 1938-1960; Inönü's new presidency; War in Europe; The aftermath of the Second World War; The formation of the Democrat Party; The general elections of 1946 and 1950; The Cold War and its effects on Turkey; Domestic politics; Economic concerns; The army enters the fray; Chapter: 6 Military Guardians, 1960-1980; Government by junta. |
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National Unity Committee: interim governmentThe 'Second Republic'; Economic reforms; Changing societal structures; The formation of new political parties; The new politics and the wider world; The Cyprus question; Political fragmentation; The memorandum regime and after, 1971-1980; The general election of 1973; Coalition government: RPP-NSP; Turkey's renewed strategic importance; Mounting economic gloom; Chapter: 7 The Military, the Parties and Globalization, 1980-2003; Restructuring the political system; The establishment of new political parties; The general election of 1983. |
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Former political leaders re-emergeEconomic problems return to the fore; Turkey's changing social and political landscape; The Kurdish question; Turkey and the EEC; Turkey's political malaise; New political coalitions; Continuing political instability and its effects on the economy; Secularists and Islamists; The increasing importance of EU entry; Postscript: Turkey 2005 -2013; Chronology of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey; Glossary; Index. |
| Summary |
<Div>This concise history tells the story of Turkey, a country caught between the ideologies of East and West. Feroz Ahmad provides a full survey of Turkey''s checkered past, from its beginnings as a disparate group of tribes to its status as the first secular republic in the Islamic world. In addition to providing a detailed account of the key cultural, economic, and social events, this accessible text also examines the problems faced by modern Turkey, from the rise of Islamic militancy to the current tension in Turkey''s government.</div> |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Turkey -- History -- 20th century.
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Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.
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HISTORY / Middle East / General.
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Turkey. (OCoLC)fst01208963
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| Chronological Term |
1288-1999
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
Original 9781780743011 1780743017 (OCoLC)866584583 |
| ISBN |
9781780743028 (electronic bk.) |
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1780743025 (electronic bk.) |
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