The army and the radical left in Turkey
Subtitle: military coups, socialist revolution and Kemalism
By: Özgür Mutlu Ulus
Series: Library of modern Middle East studies -- 97; Library of modern Middle East studies -- 97.
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
ISBN-13: 9781848854840; 9781848852433
Subjects: Politics and government; Armed Forces; Socialism; Political activity; History
Description: "Few states in the modern world have had a less promising birth than Jordan. When in 1921 the Hashemite Emir Abdallah was recognized as the ruler of this romantic backwater of the former Ottoman Empire, it was sparsely populated, extremely poor, and widely regarded as ungovernable. Today against all the odds, Jordan has become one of the most prosperous and stable of Middle Eastern countries and a major player in the region's politics. In this political history, Kamal Salibi attempts to explain how this transformation was achieved. The book traces the story of modern Jordan from its origins in the Arab revolt at the end of World War I and the political success of the astute and colourful founder of its ruling dynasty. It includes a detailed examination of the far-reaching implications for Jordan of the Palestinian tragedy and a constantly tense relationship with neighbouring Israel and it shows how King Hussein, the longest surviving ruler in the contemporary Middle East, has guided the country through these difficult times to introduce democracy in 1988."--Bloomsbury publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-260) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. The Turkish military in politics; title: 3. Between Kemalism and third word developmentalism: Dog̈an Avcioğlu; title: 4. Revolution through the narrow door; title: 5. The workers' party of Turkey: the long road to socialism; title: 6. The national democratic revolutionaries and their attitudes towards the army; title: 7. The voice of the TKP from abroad; title: The Kivilcimli movement in search of the Turkish past for a revolutionary warrior culture; title: 9. Conclusion.