Format:
xi, 252 Seiten
,
Karten
Edition:
First paperback edition
ISBN:
9780374528669
,
0374131430
Content:
For centuries few terrors were more vivid in the West than fear of "the Turk", and many people still think of Turkey as repressive, wild, and dangerous. Crescent and Star is Stephen Kinzer's compelling report on the truth about this nation of contradictions - posed between Europe and Asia, caught between the glories of its Ottoman past and its hopes for a democratic future, between the dominance of its army and the needs of its civilian citizens, between its secular expectations and its Muslim traditions. Will this vibrant country succeed in becoming a great democratic state? This book makes it clear why Turkey is posed to become "the most audacious nation of the twenty-first century."
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
Keywords:
Türkei
;
Geschichte 1923-2000
;
Türkei
;
Geschichte 1923-2006
Author information:
Kinzer, Stephen 1951-
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