Turkey Unveiled

by HughPope (Author), NicolePope (Author)

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  Paperback
  2005

  $16.75

  The definitive history of modern Turkey. In TURKEY UNVEILED, Nicole and Hugh Pope provide a rich mosaic of contemporary Turkey along with a full examination of its formative past, tracing the rise of the country that transformed itself in the twentieth century from an agrarian society to an affluent, prominent republic. Illustrated with photographs and maps, the history and politics of the region and its place in world politics are brought right up to the present day. Combining expert analysis with keen understanding of a culture long misunderstood by the West, TURKEY UNVEILED provides dramatic insight into a country that has found a new and prominent position in current global affairs.

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  Hardcover
  1997

  $3.49

  In this work, the authors offer a picture of 20th-century Turkey and its formative past: the strengths and weaknesses of the Ottomans, the Armenian tragedy, the Kurdish struggle, and the controversial legacy of the brilliant but autocratic founder of the Republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. They also examine the new leaders such as the late Turgut Ozal and Tansu Ciller, who broke taboos, ushered in new freedoms and led their formerly introverted country onto the international stage. Lastly, they explain how the new Islamist-led government constitutes not a revolution but perhaps a fresh synthesis with the past.