Remaking of Republican Turkey - Memory and Modernity Since the Fall of the Ottoman Empire

Drawing on a diverse array of published and archival sources, Nicholas L. Danforth synthesizes the political, cultural, diplomatic and intellectual history of mid-century Turkey to explore how Turkey first became a democracy and Western ally in the 1950s and why this is changing today.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. A Nation Votes: Democratic Modernity for the Masses; 2. Turkey Attends the American Classroom: Modernization as U.S. Policy and Propaganda; 3. Europe in Asia and Asia in Europe: Synthetic Identities and the Promise of Paradox; 4. Multi-Purpose Empire: Reinventing Ottoman History in Republican Turkey; 5. Istanbul Yesterday and Today: Making the Past Modern; 6. Ottomans, Arabs and Americans: Geography and Identity in Turkish Diplomacy; 7. The Path to Progress and to God: Islamic Modernism for the Cold War; Conclusion.

About the author

Nicholas L. Danforth has written widely about Turkey, U.S. foreign policy, and the Middle East for publications including The Atlantic, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the New York Times and the Washington Post. He received his Ph.D. in History from Georgetown University.

Summary

Drawing on a diverse array of published and archival sources, Nicholas L. Danforth synthesizes the political, cultural, diplomatic and intellectual history of mid-century Turkey to explore how Turkey first became a democracy and Western ally in the 1950s and why this is changing today.

Product details

• Authors: Nicholas Danforth, Nicholas L. Danforth
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781108978200
• ISBN: 978-1-108-97820-0
• No. of pages: 261
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; HISTORY / Middle East / General, International Relations, Turkey, Political structures: democracy, Diplomacy, Middle Eastern history, Political structures / systems: democracy, Türkiye / Turkey