The emergence of modern Turkey
By: by Bernard Lewis
Contributors: Royal Institute of International Affairs
Edition: 2d ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1968
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 524
ISBN-13: 9780195003444
Copyright date: 1961
Subjects: Politics and government; Economic conditions; Social conditions; Economic history; Histoire; History
Description: Written by renowned scholar Bernard Lewis, The Emergence of Modern Turkey has established itself as the preferred one-volume history of modern Turkey. It covers the emergence of Turkey over two centuries, from the decline and collapse of the Ottoman Empire up to the present day. In a new chapter, Lewis discusses the origins of his book in the Cold War era and the events that have taken place since its first publication in 1961. This new edition addresses Turkey's emergence as a decidedly Western-oriented power despite internal opposition from neutralists and Islamic fundamentalists. It examines such issues as Turkey's inclusion in NATO and application to the European Union, and its involvement with the politics of the Middle East. Authoritative and insightful, The Emergence of Modern Turkey remains the classic text on the history of modern Turkey.
Notes: First issued under the auspices of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, by Oxford University Press, 1961.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 489-509 and index.
Table of contents: title: I. Introduction: the Sources of Turkish Civilization; title: Part I. The Stages of Emergence. II. The Decline of the Ottoman Empire; title: - III. The Impact of the West; title: - IV. The Ottoman Reform; title: - V. The Seeds of Revolution; title: - VI. Despotism and Enlightenment; title: - VII. Union and Progress; title: - VIII. The Kemalist Republic; title: - IX. The Republic after Kemal; title: Part II. Aspects of Change. X. Community and Nation; title: - XI. State and Government; title: - XII. Religion and Culture; title: - XIII. Elite and Class; title: - XIV. Conclusions: the Turkish Revolution.