Crescent and star : Turkey between two worlds / Stephen Kinzer.

Author
Kinzer, Stephen [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
Rev. pbk. ed.
Published/​Created
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.
Description
xv, 265 pages : maps ; 21 cm

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Stokes Library - Wallace Hall (SPIA) DR576 .K56 2008 Browse related items Request
    Stokes Library - Wallace Hall (SPIA) DR576 .K56 2008 Browse related items Request

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      In the first edition of ths widely praised book, Stephen Kinzer made the convincing claim that Turkey was the country to watch. In this newly revised edition, 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 show how recent developments in both American and European policies have affected the unique and perplexing nation. --back cover.
      Notes
      Includes index.
      Contents
      • Note on Turkish pronunciation
      • Preface to the 2008 edition
      • Meze
      • Dreaming in Turkish
      • The hero
      • Call to prayer
      • Ghosts
      • The Kurdish puzzle
      • Freedom rising
      • Guardians
      • Death by earthquake
      • Strategic depth
      • The prize
      • Meze.
      ISBN
      • 9780374531409 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
      • 0374531404
      LCCN
      2008016211
      OCLC
      213300720
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