Andrew Mango

The Turks Today

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Eighty years have passed since Mustafa Kemal Atatürk founded the Turkish Republic out of the ruins of the Ottoman Empire and set it on the path of modernisation. He was determined that his country should be accepted as a member of the family of civilised nations. Today Turkey is a rapidly developing country, an emergent market and a medium-sized regional power with the second strongest army in NATO. It is an open country which attracts millions of tourists, thousands of foreign businessmen and hundreds of researchers. They enjoy Turkish hospitality and experience its rich landscape and history, but many find it hard to form an overall picture of the country.

In this sequel to his acclaimed biography of Atatürk, Andrew Mango provides such an overall portrait, tracing the republic's development since the death of its founder and bringing to life the Turkish people and their vibrant society. The Turks Today interprets the latest academic research for a broader audience, making this highly readable book the authoritative work on modern Turkey.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Murray / Murray
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm
• Gewicht: 208g
• ISBN-13: 9780719565953
• ISBN-10: 0719565952
• Artikelnr.: 13741442

Autorenporträt

Mango, AndrewAndrew Mango was born in Istanbul. He complemented his knowledge of Turkish by studying Persian and Arabic at the School of Oriental Studies in London. From 1947 to 1986 he worked at the BBC, retiring as Head of South European and French Language Services. During his retirement he continued to study and write on Turkish affairs. He died in 2014.

Rezensionen

Mango's book is a masterful overview of this period in Turkey's history Sunday Times