The Cambridge History of Turkey (Volume 4) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521620961 ISBN 13: 9780521620963

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Turkey's modern history has been shaped by its society and its institutions. In this fourth volume of The Cambridge History of Turkey a team of some of the most distinguished scholars of modern Turkey have come together to explore the interaction between these two aspects of Turkish modernization. The volume begins in the nineteenth century and traces the historical background through the reforms of the late Ottoman Empire, the period of the Young Turks, the War of Independence and the founding of the Ataturk's Republic. Thereafter, the volume focuses on the Republican period to consider a range of themes including political ideology, economic development, the military, migration, Kurdish nationalism, the rise of Islamism, and women's struggle for empowerment. The volume concludes with chapters on art and architecture, literature, and a brief history of Istanbul.

About this title

Book Description:

Turkey's modern history has been shaped by its society and its institutions. In this volume, contributors explore the interaction between these aspects of its modernization. Chapters trace Turkey's development from the end of the nineteenth century, through the War of Independence and the founding of the Republic, to the present.

About the Author:

Resat Kasaba is Professor of International Studies at the University of Washington and the Director of the International Studies Center in the Jackson School. He is the author of The Ottoman Empire and the World Economy and the editor of Cities in the World Economy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521620961
• ISBN 13: 9780521620963
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 600
• Editor: Kasaba Reşat