ABSTRACT
First published in 1964, this is one of the most important books written on modern Turkey. Long unavailable in the English language, this edition brings new life to the influential ideas and analysis of Niyazi Berkes. Examining Turkey's transformation toward a secular state, it traces the complex relationship between technical and economic changes, as well as the political and religious.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|18 pages
Introduction
part 2|64 pages
The Glimmerings 1718–1826
part 3|164 pages
The Break-Through 1826–78
part 4|72 pages
The Reaction 1878–1908
part 5|106 pages
Search for a Fulcrum 1908–19
part 6|75 pages
The Struggle for Establishment of a Secular Nation-State 1919–39
part 7|6 pages
Conclusion