Turkey’s Violent Formation
new social contracts at the end of the ottoman empire
$47.85
- Paperback
296 pages
- Release Date
16 October 2024
Summary
Forging a Nation in Flames: Violence and the Birth of Modern Turkey
The decade of war and violence culminating in the Conference of Lausanne was formative for the modern state of Turkey, as it was for interwar Europe’s diplomacy and appeasement. Yet the currents that gave rise to the defining events of the period – ultranationalism, imperial proto-fascism, and pan-Islamism – have yet to be definitively integrated into historiography.
The case studies in this book reappraise …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780755649549 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0755649540 |
| Author: | Hans-Lukas Kieser |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | I.B. Tauris |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 296 |
| Release Date: | 16 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 467g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
The Great War and its aftermath carried extreme violence into the fabric of Turkish politics and society. Hans-Lukas Kieser is a sure guide to this tragic story of lost possibilities and of the construction of an iron cage of public life. This book is history with a moral message. * Jay Winter, Professor, Yale University, USA *
About The Author
Hans-Lukas Kieser
Hans-Lukas Kieser is a historian of the late Ottoman Empire and Turkey at the University of Newcastle, Australia, and the University of Zurich, Switzerland.
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