Turkey the quest for identity
This concise history tells the story of Turkey, a country caught between the ideologies of East and West. Feroz Ahmad provides a full survey of Turkey''s checkered past, from its beginnings as a disparate group of tribes to its status as the first secular republic in the Islamic world. In...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 2nd edition |
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| Summary: | This concise history tells the story of Turkey, a country caught between the ideologies of East and West. Feroz Ahmad provides a full survey of Turkey''s checkered past, from its beginnings as a disparate group of tribes to its status as the first secular republic in the Islamic world. In addition to providing a detailed account of the key cultural, economic, and social events, this accessible text also examines the problems faced by modern Turkey, from the rise of Islamic militancy to the current tension in Turkey''s government |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 274 pages maps 20 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9781780743011 (pbk) 9781780743028 (ebk) |