The Making of Modern Turkey

by Ahmad Feroz

Overview

Turkey is the first modern secular state in a predominantly Islamic Middle East. In this major textbook, Feroz Ahmad provides a thorough examination of the political, social and economic processes which led to the formation of a new Turkey.

After a chapter on "the Ottoman Legacy", the book covers the period since the revolution of 1908 and the development of the new Turkey. Successive chapters chart the progress through the single-party regime set up by Atatürk (1923-1945), the multi-party period (1945-1960) and the three military interventions of 1960, 1971 and 1980. The book ends in 1989 with the election of Turgat Ozal as president. In contrast to most current analyses of modern Turkey, the author emphasises the socio-economic changes rather than continuities as the motor of politics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415078368
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/29/1993
Series:	Making of the Modern Middle East Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	268
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ahmad Feroz

Table of Contents

Preface and acknowledgements, Abbreviations, Notes on transcription, 1. Introduction: Turkey, a military society?, 2. The Ottoman legacy, 3. From empire to nation 1908–1923, 4. The new Turkey: politics (1923–1945), 5. The new Turkey: society and economy (1923–1945), 6. The multi-party conundrum 1945–1960, 7. Military intervention, institutional restructuring, and ideological politics, 1960–1971, 8. Military intervention, social democracy, and political terror, 1971–1980, 9. Military intervention and political and economic restructuring, 1980–1991, 10. Epilogue: Turkey today and tomorrow, Notes, Bibliography, Index

Editorial Reviews

'The book is well-written, concise and informative, and will be of much use to those who do not know a great deal about Turkey, or do not have much time to consult specialist sources.' - Muslim World Book Review

‘The book is well-written, concise and informative, and will be of much use to those who do not know a great deal about Turkey, or do not have much time to consult specialist sources.' - Muslim World Book Review

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