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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (xxvii, 586 pages) , illustrations, maps

Edition: 3rd ed., 1st printing, 2001

Series Statement: Area handbook series 550-36

Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 517-555) and index , Dominican Republic: historical setting / Jonathan Hartlyn. The first colony -- The struggle for formal sovereignty -- Ambivalent sovereignty, caudillo rule, and political instability. The infant republic, 1844-61 ; Annexation by Spain, 1861-65 ; The contest for power, 1865-82 -- Ulises Heureaux, growing financial dependence, and continued instability. Ulises Heureaux, 1882-99 ; Growing financial dependence and political instability -- From the United States occupation (1916-24) to the emergence of Trujillo (1930) -- The Trujillo era, 1930-61 -- Democratic struggles and failures ; Authoritarian Balaguer, 1966-78 -- The PRD in power and Balaguer, again -- A new beginning? -- Dominican Republic: the society and its environment / Lamar C. Wilson and Patricia Kluck. Geography . Natural regions ; Drainage ; Climate -- Population. Size and growth ; Population distribution ; Migration ; Urbanization -- Racial and ethnic groups. Ethnic heritage ; Modern immigration ; Haitians -- Urban society. The elite ; The middle sector ; The urban poor -- Rural society. Family and social relationships ; Land and poverty ; Sugar plantations ; Mixed farming -- Family and kin -- Religion -- Culture. Literature ; Historical movements and architecture ; Popular culture: dance, music, and baseball -- Education. Primary and secondary ; University -- Health and social security -- Dominican Republic: the economy / Boulos A. Malik. A developing economy -- Economic policies. Fiscal policy ; Government role ; Privatization -- Labor -- Agriculture. Land policies ; Land use ; Cash crops ; Livestock ; Forestry and fishing -- Industry. Manufacturing ; Mining ; Construction ; Energy -- Services. Transportation ; Communications ; Tourism -- Foreign economic relations. Foreign trade and balance of payments ; Foreign assistance -- Outlook -- Dominican Republic: government and politics / Jonathan Hartlyn. Historical legacies of authoritarian rule -- The contemporary struggle for democracy -- System of government. The evolution of constitutional doctrine ; The executive ; The legislature ; The judiciary ; Public administration ; Local government ; Electoral system -- Political parties -- Interest groups and social actors. Economic elites ; Middle class ; Trade unions and popular organizations ; Mass media ; Roman Catholic Church ; Armed forces -- Foreign relations -- Domincan Republic: national security / Jean Tartter. History and development of the armed forces -- Role of the military in public life missions -- Armed forces organization, training, and equipment. Army ; Navy ; Air force ; Manpower ; Defense spending ; Ranks, uniforms, and insignia -- Internal security and public order. National police ; Criminal justice system ; Respect for human rights ; Penal system ; Narcotics trafficking. , Haiti: historical setting / Anne Green. Spanish discovery and colonization, 1492-1697 -- French colony of Saint-Domingue, 1697-1803 -- Fight for independence, 1791-1803 -- Early years of independence, 1804-43. Partition of Haiti, 1811-20 ; Jean-Pierre Boyer reunites Haiti, 1820-43 -- Increasing stability, 1843-1915 -- United States involvement in Haiti, 1915-34 -- From the end of the United States occupation to Duvalier, 1934-57 -- François Duvalier, 1957-71 -- Jean-Claude Duvalier, 1971-86 -- Post-Duvalier era, 1986-90 -- Aristide presidency, February 7, 1991-September 30, 1991 -- Military coup overthrows Aristide, September 30, 1991-October 1994 -- Democracy restored, 1994-96 -- Haiti: the society and its environment / Glenn R. Smucker. Geography -- Natural resources. Land use and water ; Forestry and fuelwood ; Mining ; Coastal and marine resource ; Biodiversity ; Environmental crisis -- Population. Demographic profile ; Migration -- Social structure. The upper middle class ; The middle class ; Peasants ; Urban lower class -- Gender roles and marriage -- The language question. French and Creole ; Changes in language use ; Creole, literacy, and education -- Religious life. Voodoo ; Roman Catholicism ; Protestantism -- Education. Primary schools ; Secondary schools ; Higher education -- Health. Fertility and family planning ; Nutrition and disease ; Health services ; Welfare -- Haiti: the economy / Boulos A. Malik. Stages of development -- Economic policies. Structural policy ; Fiscal policy ; Finance ; Balance of payments ; External debt ; Foreign aid -- Labor -- Agriculture. Land tenure ; Cash crops ; Food crops ; Forestry ; Livestock and fishing -- Industry. Manufacturing ; Assembly sector ; Construction ; Mining ; Energy ; Transportation and communications ; Tourism -- Outlook -- Haiti: government and politics / Robert E. Maguire. From an international intervention to the presidency of René Préval, September 1994-December 1999. Restoration of constitutional government, September 1994-September 1995 ; Presidential transition, October 1995-March 1997 ; Balance of power and political gridlock, April 1997-January 1999 ; Unbalanced power: January-December 1999 ; Toward municipal, parliamentary, and presidential elections -- Constitutional framework -- Constitutional system. Governmental institutions ; Functions of government ; Urban dominance, rural exclusion: confronting entrenched patterns -- Political dynamics. Political players and patterns of participation ; Maintenance and transfer of power ; The presidency and political culture ; Perceptions of democracy ; The mass media and the spread of information -- Interest groups. Political parties ; Duvalierists and makout ; The elite ; Civil society -- Foreign relations. Relations with the United States ; Relations with the Dominican Republic ; Relations with other countries -- Haiti: national security / Jean Tartter. The military in Haitian history. The Duvalier era, 1957-86 ; The post-Duvalier period ; Disintegration and demobilization of the Haitian army, 1993-95 -- Structure and capabilities of the pre-1995 armed forces. Military spending and foreign assistance ; Role of the army in law enforcement prior to 1995 -- Haiti's external and domestic security concerns -- Internal security since 1994. National police ; Recruitment, training, and equipment -- Respect for human rights -- Multinational security assistance -- Judicial system. Prison system ; Narcotics trafficking. , List of figures. Dominican Republic and Haiti: topography and drainage ; Dominican Republic: administrative divisions, 1999 ; Dominican Republic: population distribution by age and sex, 1993 census ; Dominican Republic: transportation system, 1999 ; Dominican Republic: structure of the government, 1999 ; Dominican Republic: organization of the armed forces, 1999 ; Dominican Republic: military bases and headquarters, 1999 ; Dominican Republic: officer ranks and insignia, 1999 ; Dominican Republic: enlisted ranks and insignia, 1999 ; Dominican Republic: organization of internal security agencies, 1999 ; Haiti: administrative divisions, 1999 ; Haiti: population distribution by age and sex, 1995 ; Haiti: transportation system, 1999 ; Organization of the Haitian national police, 1999.

Additional Edition: ISBN 0844410446

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780844410449

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Dominican Republic and Haiti Washington, D.C. : Federal Research Division, Library of Congress : For sale by the Supt. of Docs. U.S.G.P.O., 2001

Language: English

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (xxx, 302 pages) , illustrations, maps

Edition: 4th ed

Series Statement: Area handbook series 550-31

Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-280) and index , Historical setting / , The society and its environment / , The economy / , Government and politics / , National security /

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Iraq Washington, D.C. : The Division : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S.G.P.O., 1990

Language: English

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (xxxviii, 416 pages) , illustrations, maps

Edition: 3rd ed

Series Statement: Area handbook series 550-25

Note: "Research completed December 1988." , Shipping list no.: 1991-0026-P , Map on lining papers , Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-386) and index

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Israel Washington, D.C. : Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1990

Language: English

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (xxxiii, 394 pages) , illustrations, map

Edition: 5th ed

Series Statement: Area handbook series 550-157

Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-361) and index , Historical setting / [Paul E. Lovejoy] -- The society and its environment / [Ronald Cohen and Abe Goldman] -- The economy / [E. Wayne Nafziger] -- Government and politics / [Eghosa Osaghae] -- National security / [Joseph P. Smaldone].

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Nigeria Washington, D.C. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S.G.P.O., 1992

Language: English

Keywords: Government publications

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (xxxvii, 282 pages) , illustrations, maps

Edition: 4th ed

Series Statement: Area handbook series 550-86

Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-259) and index , The Somalis: their origins, migrations, and settlement. Coastal towns ; Emergence of Adal ; Mogadishu and its Banaadir Hinterlands ; The Somali Peninsula on the eve of imperial partition ; The Majeerteen Sultanates -- Imperial partition. Mahammad Abdille Hasan's dervish resistance to colonial occupation ; Consolidation of colonial rule ; Somalia during World War II ; British military administration ; Trusteeship and protectorate: the road to independence -- From independence to revolution. Problems of national integration ; Pan-Somalism ; Foreign relations, 1960-69 ; The Husseen government ; Coup d'etat -- The revolutionary regime. Supreme revolutionary council ; Challenges to the regime ; Siad Barre and scientific socialism ; The language and literacy issue ; Creation of the Somali revolutionary socialist party -- Somalia's difficult decade, 1980-90. Entrenching Siad Barre's personal rule ; Siad Barre's repressive measures ; Persecution of the Majeerteen ; Oppression of the Isaaq ; Harrying of the Hawiye -- Physical setting. Climate ; Terrain, vegetation, and drainage -- Population and settlement patterns -- The segmentary social order. Samaal ; Digil and Rahanwayn ; Riverine and coastal people and non-Somali origin ; Specialized occupational groups ; Social change -- Lineage segmentation and the Somali civil war -- Religious life. The tenets of Islam ; Religious roles in Somali Islam ; Religious orders and the cult of the saints ; Folk Islam and indigenous ritual ; Islam in the colonial era and after ; Rising Islamism -- Language and education -- Health -- Refugees -- Breakdown of the infrastructure -- Pastoralism and commerce in historical perspective -- The colonial economy -- Economic development, 1960-69 -- Scientific socialism, 1970-75 -- The socialist revolution after 1975 -- From scientific socialism to "IMF-ism," 1981-90 -- Natural resources and economic infrastructure. Land ; Energy ; transportation ; Communications -- The "real" Somali economy in the 1980s. Export of labor ; Export of livestock ; Rural subsistence sector ; Urban subsistence and government employment ; Undeveloped sectors ; Foreign trade -- Government structure. Constitution ; Legislature ; Local government ; Legal system ; Courts -- Political dynamics. Opposition movements ; Politics of reconciliation ; Politics of succession ; Political disintegration -- Mass media -- Foreign relations. Relations with neighboring African states ; Relations with Arab countries ; Relations with the United States ; Other foreign relations -- International security concerns. Irredentism and the changing balance of power ; The Ogaden War: performance and implications of defeat ; Postwar status of the armed forces -- Internal security concerns. Government security policy ; Sources of opposition -- History and development of the armed forces. The warrior tradition and development of the modern army ; The armed forces in national life ; Mission, organization, and strength ; Manpower, training, and conditions of service -- Foreign military assistance ; State security services. Somali police force ; People's militia ; National security service -- Criminal justice. Penal system ; Prison system -- Human rights.

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Somalia Washington, D.C. : The Division : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S.G.P.O., 1993

Language: English

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (xxix, 354 pages) , illustrations, maps

Edition: 5th ed

Series Statement: Area handbook series 550-51

Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-324) and index , The setting of Saudi Arabia -- The pre-Islamic period -- The early Islamic period, 622-700 -- The Middle Ages, 700-1500 ; The Al Saud and Wahhabi Islam, 1500-1818 -- Nineteenth-century Arabia -- The rise of Abd Al Aziz, 1890-1926 -- Nation building: the rule of Abd Al Aziz, 1926-53 -- The reigns of Saud and Faisal, 1953-75 -- The reign of Khalid, 1975-82 -- The reign of Fahd, 1982- -- Geography. External boundaries ; Topography and natural regions ; Climate ; The environment and the 1991 Persian Gulf War -- Population. Saudis and non-Saudis ; Diversity and social stratification ; Cultural homogeneity and values ; Structure of tribal groupings ; Tribe and monarchy ; Beduin economy in tradition and change -- Religion. Early development of Islam ; Tenets of Islam ; Wahhabi theology ; Islamism in Saudi Arabia ; Pilgrimage -- Education -- Health -- Urbanization and development -- Economic policy and the structure of the economy. Fundamental factors that transformed the economy ; Economic policy making ; Five-year plans ; Changing structure of the economy -- Labor -- Oil and gas industry. Brief history ; Oil industry in the 1990s -- Non-oil industrial sector. Utilities ; Mining and quarrying ; Manufacturing -- Transportation and telecommunications -- Agriculture. Traditional agriculture and pastoral nomadism ; Modern agriculture -- Money and banking -- External trade and finance. Foreign trade ; Current account ; Capital account ; Foreign assets and liabilities -- Structure of government. The king ; The Royal Diwan ; The Council of Ministers ; The Civil Service and independent agencies ; The legal system ; Local government -- Political dynamics. The royal family ; The Ulama ; Other groups -- Media -- Foreign policy. Regional security ; Relations with the United States ; Arab nationalism ; Islam -- Historical role of the armed forces. Armed struggle of the House of Saud ; The Ikhwan movement ; World War II and its aftermath ; Naval warfare in the Persian Gulf, 1987 ; Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Security perceptions and policies. The military threat ; Collective security under the Gulf Cooperation Council -- Threats to internal security -- The armed forces. Royal Saudi land forces ; Royal Saudi air force ; Royal Saudi air defense forces ; Royal Saudi naval forces ; Saudi Arabian national guard ; Training ; Personnel and conditions of service ; Uniforms, ranks, and insignia ; Military justice -- Defense expenditures -- Foreign involvement and the justice system. Law enforcement ; Criminal justice system ; Crime and punishment ; Prison conditions ; Human rights. , Historical setting / William Smyth -- The society and its environment / Eleanor Abdella Doumato -- The economy / Fareed Mohamedi -- Government and politics / Eric Hooglund -- National security / Jean R. Tartter.

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Saudi Arabia Washington, D.C. : The Division : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S.G.P.O., 1993 ISBN 0844407917

Language: English

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (xxxiii, 336 pages) , illustrations, maps

Edition: 4th ed

Series Statement: Area handbook series 550-27

Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-304) and index , Early history. Cush ; Meroe ; Christian Nubia -- The coming of Islam. The Arabs ; The decline of Christian Nubia ; The rule of the kashif ; The Funj ; The Fur -- The Turkiyah, 1821-85 -- The Mahdiyah, 1884-98. The Khalifa ; Reconquest of Sudan -- The Anglo-Egyptian condominium, 1899-1955. Britain's southern policy ; Rise of Sudanese nationalism ; The road to independence ; The south and the unity of Sudan -- Independent Sudan. The politics of independence ; The Abbud military government, 1958-64 ; Return to civilian rule, 1964-69 -- The Nimeiri era, 1969-85. Revolutionary Command Council ; The southern problem ; Political developments ; National reconciliation -- The transitional military council -- Sadiq al Mahdi and coalition governments -- Physical setting. Geographical regions ; Soils ; Hydrology ; Climate -- Population -- Ethnicity. Language ; Ethnic groups -- The social order. Northern Arabized communities ; Southern communities ; Urban and national elites ; Women and the family -- Religious life. Islam: tenets and practice ; Islamic movements and religious orders ; Christianity ; Indigenous religions -- Education. Girls' education ; Education reform -- Health -- Economic development -- Foreign aid -- Prices, employment, wages, and unions -- Agriculture, livestock, fisheries, and forestry. Land use ; Land tenure ; Irrigated agriculture ; Rainfed agriculture ; Livestock ; Fisheries ; Forestry -- Manufacturing -- Mining -- Energy sources and supply. Electric power ; Petroleum use and domestic resources -- Transportation and communications. Railroads ; Roads ; Inland waterways ; Civil aviation ; Marine ports and shipping ; Pipelines ; Communications -- Finance. Banking ; Islamic banking -- Foreign trade and balance of payments -- Institutions of government. Revolutionary Command Council for National Salvation ; The presidency ; Council of ministers ; Parliamentary government ; Constitutional development ; Regional and local administration -- The legal system. Courts ; Human rights -- Southern and western Sudan -- Political groups. Umma Party ; Democratic Unionist Party ; The Muslim Brotherhood ; The Republican Brothers ; Secular political parties ; Sudanese People's Liberation Movement -- Information media. Newspapers ; Radio and television -- Foreign relations. Egypt ; Libya ; Chad ; Relations with other African states ; Relations with other Arab states ; United States ; Relations with other countries -- The military in national life. Development of the armed forces ; Role in government ; The armed forces in Sudanese society -- External security concerns -- Civil warfare in the south. First civil war, 1955-72 ; Renewed civil warfare, 1983- -- Sudanese people's armed forces. Army ; Air force ; Air defense command ; Navy ; Personnel ; Training ; Uniforms, ranks, and insignia ; Defense costs -- Paramilitary groups -- Foreign military assistance ; Sudanese people's liberation army -- State of internal security -- Internal security agencies. Sudan police force ; Security organizations -- Criminal justice system. Incidence of crime ; Prison system.

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Sudan Washington, D.C. : Federal Research Division, Library of Congress : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S.G.P.O., 1992

Language: English

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (xxvii, 407 pages) , illustrations, maps

Edition: 3rd ed

Series Statement: Area handbook series 550-154

Note: "Research completed August 1994." , Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-372) and index , Madagascar / Peter J. Schraeder. Country profile -- Historical setting. Precolonial era, prior to 1894 ; Colonial era, 1894-1960 ; Independence, the first republic, and the military transition, 1960-75 ; The second republic, 1975-92 ; The third republic, 1993- -- Physical environment. Topography ; Climate ; Flora and fauna -- Society. Population and ethnicity ; Language ; Traditional beliefs and religion ; Social structure and family ; Public health -- The economy. Government policy and intervention ; Structural adjustment ; National accounts and budget ; Balance of payments and debt ; Traditional agriculture ; Agricultural production ; Industrial development ; Foreign trade ; Transportation and telecommunications -- Government and politics. Constitution and institutions of governance ; The Fokonolona and traditional governance ; Foreign relations. , Mauritius / Anthony Toth. Country profile -- Historical setting. Early settlement ; Rise of the sugar economy ; British colonial rule ; Toward independence ; Independent Mauritius -- Physical environment. Geography ; Climate -- Society and culture. Population and demography ; Ethnicity, religion, and language ; Education ; Media ; Health and welfare ; Role of women -- Economy. Agriculture and fishing ; Industry and commerce ; Banking ; Trade and balance of payments ; Tourism ; Labor ; Transportation and telecommunications ; Water and electricity ; Budget and public finance -- Government and politics. Structure of government ; Politics of the Republic of Mauritius ; Foreign relations. , Comoros / Vincent Ercolano. Country profile -- Historical setting. Early visitors and settlers ; French colonization ; The break with France ; The Soilih regime ; The Abdallah regime ; The issue of Mahoré -- Physical environment -- Society and culture. Population ; Society ; Status of women ; Religion and education ; Public health ; Media -- Economy. Agriculture, livestock, and fishing ; Industry and infrastructure ; Transportation and telecommunications -- Government and politics. Political dynamics ; Foreign affairs. , Seychelles / Jean R. Tartter. Country profile -- Historical setting. Crown colony status, 1903 ; Steps toward independence, 1967-76 ; Coup by René supporters, 1977 -- Physical environment -- Population. Ethnic groups ; Languages -- Social organization. Class and social structure ; Status of women -- Religion -- Education -- Health and welfare -- The economy. Government role ; Budget ; Economic development ; Labor ; Agriculture ; Fisheries ; Oil ; Manufacturing ; Tourism ; Transportation and telecommunications ; Foreign trade -- Government and politics. Governmental system, 1979-93 ; Return to a multiparty system ; Opposition movements and interest groups ; Information media ; Legal system and civil rights -- Foreign relations. , Maldives / Karl E. Ryavec. Country profile -- Historical setting -- Physical environment. Physiography ; Climate -- Society. Population ; Ethnic groups and language ; Social structure -- Religion -- Education -- Health. Health condition ; Health care -- Economy. Gross domestic product ; Fishing ; Tourism ; Currency and banking ; Budget ; Employment ; Transportation and telecommunications ; Trade ; Economic aid -- Government and politics. Constitution ; Politics ; Foreign relations ; Media. , Strategic considerations / Thomas P. Ofcansky. Historical interest -- Madagascar. Security concerns ; Armed forces in national life ; The military and the government ; Forces armées populaires ; State security services ; Training and morale ; Foreign military assistance ; Penal system ; Human rights -- Mauritius. Security concerns ; Armed forces in national life ; Police agencies ; Foreign military assistance ; Penal system ; Human rights -- Seychelles. Security concerns ; Armed forces in national life ; Seychelles People's Defence Forces ; State security services ; Training and morale ; Foreign military assistance ; Penal system ; Human rights -- Comoros. Security concerns ; The military and the government ; Armed forces ; State security services ; Foreign military assistance ; Penal system ; Human rights -- Maldives. Security concerns ; Armed forces in national life ; Penal system ; Human rights.

Additional Edition: ISBN 0844408573

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780844408576

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Indian Ocean Washington, D.C. : Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, [1995] ISBN 0844408573

Language: English

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (xxxi, 330 pages) , illustrations, maps

Edition: 4th ed

Series Statement: Area handbook series 550-34

Note: "Research completed December 1989." , Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-305) and index

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Jordan Washington, D.C. : The Division : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S.G.P.O., [1991] ISBN 0160337461

Language: English

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (xxxix, 458 pages) , illustrations

Edition: 5th ed

Series Statement: Area handbook series 550-80

Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-423) and index , Ancient Anatolia. Hittites ; Phrygians and Lydians ; Armenians and Kurds ; Greeks -- Rome and the Byzantine Empire -- Turkish origins. Great Seljuks ; Sultanate of Rum ; The crusades -- The Ottoman Empire. Ottoman institutions ; Selim I and Süleyman the Magnificent ; Köprülü era ; External threats and internal transformations ; The young Turks ; World War I -- Atatürk and the Turkish nation. Plans for partitioning Turkey ; Nationalist movement ; War of independence ; Atatürk's reforms ; Foreign policy -- Turkey after Atatürk. World War II ; Multiparty politics, 1946-60 ; The armed forces coup and interim rule, 1960-61 ; Politics and foreign relations in the 1960s -- Crisis in Turkish democracy. Politics and elections in the 1970s ; Conflict and diplomacy: Cyprus and beyond ; The economy: an unresolved issue ; Challenges to public order -- Military intervention and the return to civilian rule. Military interlude ; Politics and the return to civilian rule ; Economic stabilization and prospects for the 1990s -- Geography. External boundaries ; Geology ; Landform regions ; Climate -- Population. Population density, distribution, and settlement ; Migration ; Government population policies -- Language reform: from Ottoman to Turkish -- Linguistic and ethnic groups. Turks ; Kurds ; Arabs ; Peoples from the Caucasus ; Dönme ; Greeks ; Armenians ; Jews -- Religious life. Islam ; Secularist policies ; Retreat from secularism ; Non-Muslim minorities -- Structure of society. The changing national elite ; Urban life ; Towns ; Village life -- The individual, the family, and gender relations. Marriage ; The extended family ; Gender relations ; The status of women -- Education -- Health and welfare -- Growth and structure of the economy. Economic development ; Reforms under Özal ; Economic performance in the early 1990s ; Structure of the economy -- Human resources and trade unions -- Role of government in the economy. Liberal interlude ; Etatism ; State economic enterprises and privatization ; Development planning ; Budget -- Agriculture. Agricultural policy ; Irrigation ; Land use ; Land tenure ; Cropping patterns and production ; Livestock ; Forestry and fisheries -- Industry. Industrial policy ; Energy ; Mineral resources ; Manufacturing ; Construction -- Services. Banking and finance ; Transportation and telecommunications ; Tourism -- Foreign economic relations. Foreign trade ; Balance of payments ; Regional economic integration -- Outlook -- The constitutional system. Provisions of the 1982 constitution ; Electoral system -- Government. National assembly ; President, council of ministers, and prime minister ; Judiciary ; Provincial and local government ; Civil service -- Political dynamics. Political developments since the 1980 coup ; Political parties ; Political interest groups -- Mass media. Newspapers and periodicals ; Radio and television -- Foreign relations. Dissolution of the Soviet Union ; The Middle East ; European Union ; The United States -- Historical role of the armed forces -- The armed forces and society -- Politics and the military -- External security concerns. Middle Eastern conflicts ; Syria ; Iran ; The Balkans ; Greece and Cyprus -- Turkey's participation in NATO -- Armed forces. Defense spending ; Sources and quality of personnel ; Education and training ; Conditions of service ; Army ; Air force ; Navy ; Uniforms, ranks, and insignia -- Military cooperation with the United States -- Domestic arms industry -- Internal security concerns. Kurdish separatists ; Terrorism of the left ; Armenian terrorism ; Islamists -- Police system. National police ; Gendarmerie ; Intelligence services -- Crime and punishment. Procedures in criminal law ; Incidence of crime ; Narcotics trafficking ; Individual rights ; Penal system.

Additional Edition: ISBN 0844408646

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780844408644

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Turkey, a country study Washington, D.C. : Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, 1996

Language: English

Keywords: Government publications

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