Preface Turkish Spelling and Pronunciation Guide Chronology of Significant Events in the History of Turkey Turkey Today Ancient Anatolia The Turkish Conquest of Anatolia, 1071-1517 Anatolia and the Classical Ottoman System, 1517-1789 The Late Ottoman Empire, 1789-1908 revolution and War, 1908-1932 The Early Turkish Republic, 1923-1945 Multi-party Democracy, 1945-1960 Military Intervention and the Second Republic, 1960-1980 The Military Republic, 1980-1993 Turkey after Ozal Biographies of Leading Turkish Figures of the Twentieth Century Bibliographical Essay Index
DOUGLAS A. HOWARD is Professor of History at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A specialist in the history of Turkey, he is the author of a number of papers on the topic and the former editor of The Turkish Studies Association Bulletin. He is at work on a study of the Ottoman provincial cavalry in the 16th and 17th centuries.
.,."gives us a clearer picture of the last days of the Ottoman
Empire and of its metamorphosis into the Republic of Turkey, one
desperately needed in light of the new Eastern Question of the
United States's 'War of Terrorism' and the crucial role that Turkey
continues to play in both the Middle East and Central Asia."-The
International History Review
.,."the text is informative, analytical, and readable, written by a
scholar who knows the country and its history intimately, unlike
some journalists who have written books on Turkey. Students will
find the time line of historical events, the biographical sketches,
glossary, bibliography, and the annotated index most useful
additions to this excellent text. General and undergraduate
collections."-Choice
.,."welcome addition in high schools with strong world history
courses as additional help for research paper assignments.
Recommended."-Blanche Woolls & David Loertscher (GaleGroup.com)
?...gives us a clearer picture of the last days of the Ottoman
Empire and of its metamorphosis into the Republic of Turkey, one
desperately needed in light of the new Eastern Question of the
United States's 'War of Terrorism' and the crucial role that Turkey
continues to play in both the Middle East and Central Asia.?-The
International History Review
?...the text is informative, analytical, and readable, written by a
scholar who knows the country and its history intimately, unlike
some journalists who have written books on Turkey. Students will
find the time line of historical events, the biographical sketches,
glossary, bibliography, and the annotated index most useful
additions to this excellent text. General and undergraduate
collections.?-Choice
?...welcome addition in high schools with strong world history
courses as additional help for research paper assignments.
Recommended.?-Blanche Woolls & David Loertscher (GaleGroup.com)
?[t]he best general study of the period that is now available in
English.?-The Historian
?American students could do worse than embark on their studies of
modern Turkey with this work.?-The Royal Society for Asian
Affairs
"�t�he best general study of the period that is now available in
English."-The Historian
..."gives us a clearer picture of the last days of the Ottoman
Empire and of its metamorphosis into the Republic of Turkey, one
desperately needed in light of the new Eastern Question of the
United States's 'War of Terrorism' and the crucial role that Turkey
continues to play in both the Middle East and Central Asia."-The
International History Review
..."welcome addition in high schools with strong world history
courses as additional help for research paper assignments.
Recommended."-Blanche Woolls & David Loertscher (GaleGroup.com)
"[t]he best general study of the period that is now available in
English."-The Historian
"American students could do worse than embark on their studies of
modern Turkey with this work."-The Royal Society for Asian
Affairs
..."the text is informative, analytical, and readable, written by a
scholar who knows the country and its history intimately, unlike
some journalists who have written books on Turkey. Students will
find the time line of historical events, the biographical sketches,
glossary, bibliography, and the annotated index most useful
additions to this excellent text. General and undergraduate
collections."-Choice
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