The Cambridge History of Turkey

Turkey's modern history has been shaped by its society and its institutions. In this fourth volume of The Cambridge History of Turkey a team of some of the most distinguished scholars of modern Turkey have come together to explore the interaction between these two aspects of Turkish modernization. The volume begins in the nineteenth century and traces the historical background through the reforms of the late Ottoman Empire, the period of the Young Turks, the War of Independence and the founding of the Ataturk's Republic. Thereafter, the volume focuses on the Republican period to consider a range of themes including political ideology, economic development, the military, migration, Kurdish nationalism, the rise of Islamism, and women's struggle for empowerment. The volume concludes with chapters on art and architecture, literature, and a brief history of Istanbul.

Author: Reşat Kasaba
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 04/17/2008
Pages: 600
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.40lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.10w x 1.60d
ISBN: 9780521620963

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2008 pg. 40

About the Author
Kasaba, Reşat: - Resat Kasaba is Professor of International Studies at the University of Washington and the Director of the International Studies Center in the Jackson School. He is the author of The Ottoman Empire and the World Economy and the editor of Cities in the World Economy.