ABSTRACT

The political, economic and social background to the Turkish and Middle Eastern scene is provided in this book, first published in 1964. It describes the problems facing Turkey under military rule, as well as the emerging struggle for power between the communists and nationalists in Cyprus, and the situation in Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt and North Africa.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

Moslems in a Changing World

part |31 pages

Turkey

chapter |4 pages

Ankara—Window on Anatolia

chapter |3 pages

Under Revolutionary Rule

chapter |2 pages

Nuances in Foreign Policy

chapter |4 pages

Reform Plans of the Gürsel Government

chapter |4 pages

Army and Politics

chapter |4 pages

The Constitution

part |11 pages

Cyprus

chapter |6 pages

Nationalists and Communists

chapter |3 pages

Structure of the Republic

part |15 pages

Lebanon

chapter |5 pages

Political Kaleidoscope

chapter |3 pages

Abdel Nasser's Cold War

chapter |5 pages

Opponents of Pan-Arabism

part |14 pages

Syria

chapter |8 pages

Cairo's Domination

chapter |4 pages

Break with Nasser

part |9 pages

Jordan

chapter |7 pages

Arab Tension Centre

part |17 pages

Iraq

chapter |4 pages

Under General Kassem's Régime

chapter |5 pages

Abortive Reforms

chapter |4 pages

War against the Kurds

chapter |2 pages

Compromise in Baghdad

part |15 pages

Egypt

part |11 pages

Libya

chapter |9 pages

Oil Producer of Tomorrow

part |16 pages

The Republic of Tunisia

chapter |8 pages

The Rule of Bourguiba

chapter |6 pages

Western Orientation of Foreign Policy

part |16 pages

Algeria

chapter |6 pages

The War for Independence

chapter |8 pages

Sovereign Algeria

part |25 pages

Morocco

chapter |9 pages

The Structure of the Kingdom

chapter |4 pages

King Hassan's Rule

chapter |10 pages

Nation at the Crossroads

part |9 pages

The Maghreb in Search of an Identity