The Emergence of Modern Turkey [Paperback]

Written by renowned scholar Bernard Lewis,The Emergence of Modern Turkeyhas 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.

Contents
Preface to the Third Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Note on Transciption
I. Introduction: the Sources of Turkish Civilization
Part I: The Stages of Emergence
II. The Decline of the Ottoman Empire
III. The Impact of the West
IV. The Ottoman Reform
V. The Seeds of Revolution
VI. Despotism and Enlightenment
VII. Union and Progress
VIII. The Kemalist Republic
IX. The Republic after Kemal
Part II: Aspects of Change
X. Community and Nation
XI. State and Government
XII. Religion and Culture
XIII. Elite and Class
XIV. Conclusions: the Turkish Revolution
Select Bibliography
Index
Maps

Praise for the previous edition

No one has done more to examine the interactions of the West and the Middle East.Lewis' book will remain a landmark in the study of the modern Middle East. --Foreign Affairs

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