Crescent and Star
Turkey Between Two Worlds
Nonfiction, History, Middle East, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, Social Science
| Author: | Stephen Kinzer | ISBN: | 9781429979399 |
| Publisher: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | Publication: | September 22, 2001 |
| Imprint: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | Language: | English |
| Author: | Stephen Kinzer |
| ISBN: | 9781429979399 |
| Publisher: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Publication: | September 22, 2001 |
| Imprint: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Language: | English |
"A sharp, spirited appreciation of where Turkey stands now, and where it may head." —Carlin Romano, The Philadelphia Inquirer
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 of Crescent and Star, 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.
"A sharp, spirited appreciation of where Turkey stands now, and where it may head." —Carlin Romano, The Philadelphia Inquirer
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 of Crescent and Star, 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.
