Item #476571 The emergence of modern Turkey. Bernard Lewis.

The emergence of modern Turkey

1965, Reprint with corrections. London ; New York : Oxford University Press. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #476571

Physical description; 511 pages ; 22 cm. Notes; Issued under the auspices of the Royal Institute of International Affairs. Includes bibliographical references (pages 481-495) and index. Contents; The decline of the Ottoman empire – The impact of the West – The Ottoman Reform – The seeds of revolution – Despotism and enlightenment – Union and progress – The Kemalist Republic – The Republic after Kemal – Community and nation – State and government – Religion and culture – Elite and class – Conclusions: the Turkish revolution. Subjects; Turkey – History – 19th-20th centuries. Turkey – History – Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918. Turkey – History – 1918-1960. Turkey – Politics and government – 19th-20th centuries.

Price: €35.00

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