Crescent And Star: Turkey Between Two Worlds
by Stephen Kinzer /
2008 / English / EPUB
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“A sharp, spirited appreciation of where Turkey stands now, and
where it may head.” —Carlin Romano,
“A sharp, spirited appreciation of where Turkey stands now, and
where it may head.” —Carlin Romano,The
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In the first edition of this widely praised book, Stephen
Kinzer made the convincing claim that Turkey was the country to
watch—poised between Europe and Asia, 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. In this newly revised edition, he adds much
important new information on the many exciting transformations
in Turkey’s government and politics that have kept it in the
headlines, and also shows how recent developments in both
American and European policies (and not only the war in Iraq)
have affected this unique and perplexing nation.
In the first edition of this widely praised book, Stephen
Kinzer made the convincing claim that Turkey was the country to
watch—poised between Europe and Asia, 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. In this newly revised edition, he adds much
important new information on the many exciting transformations
in Turkey’s government and politics that have kept it in the
headlines, and also shows how recent developments in both
American and European policies (and not only the war in Iraq)
have affected this unique and perplexing nation.
