Turkey : a modern history /
Zürcher, Erik J.
Turkey : a modern history / by Erik J. Zürcher. - Third edition - London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2014. - xiii, 418 p. : map ; 22 cm.
Previous ed.: 1997.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-380) and index.
Cont.: Introduction : periodization, theory and methodology -- pt. I. Western influences and early attempts at modernization. The Ottoman empire at the end of the eighteenth century ; Between tradition and innovation : Sultan Selim III and the 'new order', 1789-1807 ; The early years of Sultan Mahmut II : the centre tries to regain control ; The later years of Sultan Mahmut II : the start of the reforms ; The era of the Tanzimat, 1839-71 ; The crisis of 1873-78 and its aftermath ; Reactionary despotism or culmination of the reforms? : the reign of Sultan Abdulhamit II -- pt. 2. The young Turk era in Turkish history (1908-50). The second constitutional period, 1912-18 ; The struggle for independence ; The emergence of the one-party state, 1923-27 ; The Kemalist one-party state, 1925-45 ; The transition to democracy, 1945-50 -- pt. 3. A troubled democracy. The rule of the Democratic Party, 1950-60 ; The second Turkish Republic, 1960-80 ; The third republic : Turkey since 1980.
Building upon and updating its twin themes, this revised edition focuses on Turkey's continuing incorporation into the capitalist world and the modernization of state and society.
9781860649585
Armenian Genocide
Turkey--Politics and government--19th century
Turkey--Politics and government--1909-
Turkey--History--19th century
Turkey--History--20th century
Turkey : a modern history / by Erik J. Zürcher. - Third edition - London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2014. - xiii, 418 p. : map ; 22 cm.
Previous ed.: 1997.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-380) and index.
Cont.: Introduction : periodization, theory and methodology -- pt. I. Western influences and early attempts at modernization. The Ottoman empire at the end of the eighteenth century ; Between tradition and innovation : Sultan Selim III and the 'new order', 1789-1807 ; The early years of Sultan Mahmut II : the centre tries to regain control ; The later years of Sultan Mahmut II : the start of the reforms ; The era of the Tanzimat, 1839-71 ; The crisis of 1873-78 and its aftermath ; Reactionary despotism or culmination of the reforms? : the reign of Sultan Abdulhamit II -- pt. 2. The young Turk era in Turkish history (1908-50). The second constitutional period, 1912-18 ; The struggle for independence ; The emergence of the one-party state, 1923-27 ; The Kemalist one-party state, 1925-45 ; The transition to democracy, 1945-50 -- pt. 3. A troubled democracy. The rule of the Democratic Party, 1950-60 ; The second Turkish Republic, 1960-80 ; The third republic : Turkey since 1980.
Building upon and updating its twin themes, this revised edition focuses on Turkey's continuing incorporation into the capitalist world and the modernization of state and society.
9781860649585
Armenian Genocide
Turkey--Politics and government--19th century
Turkey--Politics and government--1909-
Turkey--History--19th century
Turkey--History--20th century