Turkey_{A Modern History}

This substantially revised edition of Erik J. Zürcher's acclaimed and definitive history builds upon the themes of Turkey's contiğuing incorporation into the West and the modernization of its state and society. It begins with the forging of closer links with Europe following the French Revolution, charts the fortunes of the Ottoman Empire in the nineteenth century and offers a strongly revisionist interpretation of the role of Turkey's founding father, Kemal Atatürk. In ewploring the post-1950 period the author focuses on issues such as the growth of mass politics; internal and ewternal migration, military coups and Turkey's human rights record; the transition from statism to an ewport-oriented market economy, Turkey's ambivalent relations with the Middle East and Europe; the growth of Islamism; the Kurdish question and the contested nature of Turkish İdentity.

Turkey's most recent history has been marked by momentous political transformation and the rapid evolution of all aspects of its cultural, social, and economic life. The most significant of these is arguably the rise of political Islam
-which has called into question the fundamental tenets of the Kemalist state-
with the success of the Islamic Welfare Party in dhe 1990s. Although that seemed to fit in with the trends in the the Islamic world, the most recent developments set Turkey apart. The moderately Islamic Justice and Development Party hes emerged as the dominant force in Turkish politics and it is using its mandate to speed up the political and economic reforms that are needed to fulfill Turkey's long-standing ambition to join the European Union. At a time of continuing transformation in the region, this standard work is essential reading for all those concerned with modern Turkey and its foundations.

'... a valuable addition to scholarly literature. "
-Andrew Mango, TLS

'exceptionally well-written and offering a perspective that is unique in the field of Turkish studies.'
-Donald Quataert, State University of New York at Binghamton

' a very valuable book which should interest a wide readership.... as a text book it meets a very real need: there is no real rival."
-William Hale, SOAS, University of London