Crescent and star : Turkey between two worlds /
Kinzer, Stephen
Crescent and star : Turkey between two worlds / Turkey between two worlds. Stephen Kinzer. - xi, 252 p. ; 21 cm.
Includes index.
Dreaming in Turkish -- Hero -- Call to prayer -- Ghosts -- Kurdish puzzle -- Freedom rising -- Guardians -- Death by earthquake -- Aegean dawn -- Prize.
For centuries few terrors were more vivid in the West than fear of "the Turk", and many people still think of Turkey as repressive, wild, and dangerous. Crescent and Star is Stephen Kinzer's compelling report on the truth about this nation of contradictions - posed between Europe and Asia, caught between the glories of its Ottoman past and its hopes for a democratic future, between the dominance of its army and the needs of its civilian citizens, between its secular expectations and its Muslim traditions. Will this vibrant country succeed in becoming a great democratic state? This book makes it clear why Turkey is posed to become "the most audacious nation of the twenty-first century".
0374528667
+01023298
Civil society--History--Turkey--20th century
Sivil toplum--Tarih--Türkiye--20. yüzyıl
Turkey--Social life and customs--20th century
Turkey--Ethnic relations--History--20th century
Turkey--Armed Forces--Political activity--History--20th century
Türkiye--Sosyal yaşam ve gelenekler--20. yüzyıl
Turkey--Politics and government--20th century
Türkiye--Siyaset ve yönetim--20. yüzyıl
Türkiye--Etnik ilişkiler--Tarih--20. yüzyıl
Türkiye--Silahlı Kuvvetler--Siyasi faaliyet--Tarih--20. yüzyıl
DR576 / .K56 2001
Crescent and star : Turkey between two worlds / Turkey between two worlds. Stephen Kinzer. - xi, 252 p. ; 21 cm.
Includes index.
Dreaming in Turkish -- Hero -- Call to prayer -- Ghosts -- Kurdish puzzle -- Freedom rising -- Guardians -- Death by earthquake -- Aegean dawn -- Prize.
For centuries few terrors were more vivid in the West than fear of "the Turk", and many people still think of Turkey as repressive, wild, and dangerous. Crescent and Star is Stephen Kinzer's compelling report on the truth about this nation of contradictions - posed between Europe and Asia, caught between the glories of its Ottoman past and its hopes for a democratic future, between the dominance of its army and the needs of its civilian citizens, between its secular expectations and its Muslim traditions. Will this vibrant country succeed in becoming a great democratic state? This book makes it clear why Turkey is posed to become "the most audacious nation of the twenty-first century".
0374528667
+01023298
Civil society--History--Turkey--20th century
Sivil toplum--Tarih--Türkiye--20. yüzyıl
Turkey--Social life and customs--20th century
Turkey--Ethnic relations--History--20th century
Turkey--Armed Forces--Political activity--History--20th century
Türkiye--Sosyal yaşam ve gelenekler--20. yüzyıl
Turkey--Politics and government--20th century
Türkiye--Siyaset ve yönetim--20. yüzyıl
Türkiye--Etnik ilişkiler--Tarih--20. yüzyıl
Türkiye--Silahlı Kuvvetler--Siyasi faaliyet--Tarih--20. yüzyıl
DR576 / .K56 2001
