02165cam a2200325 i 4500 115582 20230410103915.0 140403b ilua 000 0 eng 9780715643129 (UK : paperback) 0715643126 (UK : paperback) 9781590206904 437 DR 542 P825t 2011 Pope, Nicole author Turkey unveiled : a history of modern Turkey / Nicole Pope and Hugh Pope. Revised and updated [edition] New York : Overlook Duckworth, 2011 xi, 382 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : llustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 23 cm Includes bibliographical references and index. Turkey today defies easy categorization. Friends speak of the Turks as blunt yet hospitable, inhabiting a land rich in history and culture, a member of the E.U. and strategic ally to the United States. Detractors cite military coups and concerns about Islamic fundamentalism. Turkey Unveiled reveals this extremely complex country, now in a newly updated edition covering the first decade of the 21st century and the most recent developments in Turkey. The authors, who speak fluent Turkish and have reported from the country for twenty years, provide a rich mosaic of contemporary Turkey and its formative past. The strengths and weaknesses of the Ottoman Empire, the Armenian tragedy, the Kurdish struggle, the controversial legacy of the brilliant but autocratic founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, are all here. They also provide portraits of new leaders who have broken taboos and ushered in new freedoms at a time when other forces attempt to pull Turkey back into the Middle Eastern vortex. Ataturk, Kemal, 1881-1938 Turkey Politics and government 1909- Turkey History 20th century Turkey Civilization Turquía Política y gobierno 1909. Turquía Historia Siglo 20. Turquía Civilización. Pope, Hugh author lcc bk JaaM 28207 28207 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-10 1 0 437 DR 542 P825t 2011 00000108951 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 bk