Contents
Preface to the Third Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Note on Transciption
I.: Introduction: the Sources of Turkish Civilization
Part I: The Stages of Emergence
II.: The Decline of the Ottoman Empire
III.: The Impact of the West
IV.: The Ottoman Reform
V.: The Seeds of Revolution
VI.: Despotism and Enlightenment
VII.: Union and Progress
VIII.: The Kemalist Republic
IX.: The Republic after Kemal
Part II: Aspects of Change
X.: Community and Nation
XI.: State and Government
XII.: Religion and Culture
XIII.: Elite and Class
XIV.: Conclusions: the Turkish Revolution
Select Bibliography
Index
Maps
Praise for the previous edition
"No one has done more to examine the interactions of the West and
the Middle East.Lewis' book will remain a landmark in the study of
the modern Middle East."--Foreign Affairs
"An authoritative contribution by a distinguished historian which
fills a long-existing need for an interpretive study of
developments in Turkey during the last two centuries."--American
Historical Review
"Equally valuable for the scholar planning to explore specific
lines of research, and for the teacher and journalist who have to
explain and analyze developments in modern Turkey."--The
Economist
"The author has mobilized his unrivaled knowledge of both Turkish
and Western sources to assess the significance of the Ataturk
revolution and provide an essential background for the formation of
judgments about contemporary Turkey's problems and prospects."--The
Times Literary Supplement
Praise for the previous edition
"No one has done more to examine the interactions of the West and
the Middle East.Lewis' book will remain a landmark in the study of
the modern Middle East."--Foreign Affairs
"An authoritative contribution by a distinguished historian which
fills a long-existing need for an interpretive study of
developments in Turkey during the last two centuries."--American
Historical Review
"Equally valuable for the scholar planning to explore specific
lines of research, and for the teacher and journalist who have to
explain and analyze developments in modern Turkey."--The
Economist
"The author has mobilized his unrivaled knowledge of both Turkish
and Western sources to assess the significance of the Ataturk
revolution and provide an essential background for the formation of
judgments about contemporary Turkey's problems and prospects."--The
Times Literary Supplement
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