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Turkey: A Modern History
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Preface Preface to the Third Edition Glossary Introduction: Periodization, Theory and Methodology Part I Western Influences and Early Attempts at Modernization 1. The Ottoman Empire at the end of the Eighteenth Century 2. Between Tradition and Innovation: Sultan Selim III and the 'New Order', 1789-1807 3. The Early Years of Sultan Mahmut II: The Centre Tries to Regain Control 4. The Later Years of Sultan Mahmut II: The Start of the Reforms 5. The Era of the Tanzimat, 1839-71 6. The Crisis of 1873-78 and its Aftermath 7. Reactionary Despotism or Culmination of the Reforms? The reign of Sultan Abdulhamit II Part II The Young Turk Era in Turkish History (1908-50) 8. The Second Constitutional Period, 1912-18 9. The Struggle for Independence 10. The Emergence of the One-Party State, 1923-27 11. The Kemalist One-Party State, 1923-27 12. The Transition to Democracy, 1945-50 Part III A Troubled Democracy 13. The Rule of the Democratic Party, 1950-1960 14. The Second Turkish Republic, 1960-1980 15. The Third Republic: Turkey Since 1980 Notes Maps Drawn by Russell Townsend The Ottoman Balkans Anatolia The Arab Provinces of the Ottoman Empire Bibliographical Survey Bibliographical Notes: Some Important Figures in Ottoman and Turkish History Index

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Building upon and updating its twin themes, this revised edition of "Turkey: A Modern History" focuses on Turkey's continuing incorporation into the capitalist world and the modernization of state and society.

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Erik J. Zurcher is Professor of Turkish Studies at the University of Leiden.

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'a valuable addition to scholarly literature.' -Andrew Mango, TLS 'exceptionally well-written and offering a perspective that is unique in the field of Turkish studies.' -Donald Quataert, SUNY Birmingham 'a very valuable book which should interest a wide readership...as a text book it meets a very real need: there is no real rival.' -William Hale, SOAS, University of London

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