This short history of Turkey, from Oneworld’s series of introductions to countries from Argentina to Japan, chronicles several centuries of Turkey’s political development with concision
and authoritative detail. Beyond politics, however, the reader is left with only a scattered introduction to the building blocks of Turkey’s identity—be it Islam, Turkish nationalism, economic
and social development, alliance with the United States, or convergence with Europe.
The first third of the book briskly outlines the main historical events after the Turks’ arrival in Anatolia in the 11th century, consisting mainly of the achievements of the early Ottoman conquerors, the politics of pashas during the Ottoman heyday, and the machinations of the Great Powers during the Ottoman decline. A solid chapter on republican founder Mustafa Kemal Atat¨urk argues that, far from being an expansionist dictator in the mold of contemporaries such as Mussolini and Hitler, Atat¨urk was a pragmatist who implemented a genuinely revolutionary program that set the Turks on the road toward their modern democracy.Ahmad shows how this helped Atat¨urk’s republic become the only major Third World country
to retain its independence throughout the 20th century...无忧论文 【http://www.uklunwen.com】 |
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