In this sequel to his acclaimed biography, "Ataturk," Mango provides a rich portrait, tracing the republic's development since the death of its founder and bringing to life the Turkish people and their vibrant society. 32 illustrations, 5 maps.
In this major new biography of Mustafa Kemal AtatA1/4rk, and the first to appear in English based on Turkish sources, Andrew Mango strips away the myth, to show the complexities of one of the most visionary, influential, and enigmatic statesmen of the century. Mustafa Kemal AtatA1/4rk was virtually unknown until 1919, when he took the lead in ...
This biography of Ataturk aims to strip away the myth to show the complexities of the man beneath.;Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founding father of the Turkish Republic, was born plain Mustafa in Ottoman Salonica in 1881. Trained as an army officer, he was virtually unknown until 1919, when he took the lead in thwarting the victorious Allies' plan to ...
Turkey's modern history has been full of instability and continuing contradictions. The nature of national identity and its relationship to the state continues to be an issue and Turks are still faced with the conflict between the twin goals of "joining the West" and preserving their own cultural forms. The emergence of Islamicism as a political ...
Since the 1970s Turkey has suffered 35,000 deaths through terrorism, yet the PKK terror group was only recognised as such by the European Union in 2002. The realization that terrorism poses a world-wide threat is now forcing a keen re-assessment of the struggle which Turkey has had to wage with terror for over thirty years while the world looked ...
This text examines Turkey's position in the world at the end of the Cold War. An account of Turkey's political history, society and economy helps determine what degree of credence to attach to the claim that Turkey is an "island" of stability in a troubled area extending from the borders of the European Union to China. The author describes Turkey ...
Modern Turkey is a country that stands between two worlds, a state with an avowedly secular constitution which is a member of NATO but an overwhelmingly Islamic population which causes alarm in European countries when it seeks European Union membership. This country was the creation of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881-1938), a Turkish general whose ...
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