| Crescent and Star Revised Edition Contributor(s): Stephen, Kinzer (Author) |
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ISBN: 0374531404 ISBN-13: 9780374531409 Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: "A sharp, spirited appreciation of where Turkey stands now, and where it may head." --Carlin Romano, "The ""Philadelphia"" Inquirer""" In the first edition of this widely praised book, Stephen Kinzer made the convincing claim that Turkey was the country to watch--poised between Europe and Asia, between the glories of its Ottoman past and its hopes for a democratic future, between the dominance of its army and the needs of its civilian citizens, between its secular expectations and its Muslim traditions. 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 shows how recent developments in both American and European policies (and not only the war in Iraq) have affected this unique and perplexing nation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - History | Middle East - Turkey & Ottoman Empire - Political Science | World - Middle Eastern |
| Dewey: 956.1 |
| LCCN: 2008016211 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8" (0.60 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Turkey |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A sharp, spirited appreciation of where Turkey stands now, and where it may head. --Carlin Romano, The Philadelphia Inquirer In the first edition of this widely praised book, Stephen Kinzer made the convincing claim that Turkey was the country to watch -- poised between Europe and Asia, between the glories of its Ottoman past and its hopes for a democratic future, between the dominance of its army and the needs of its civilian citizens, between its secular expectations and its Muslim traditions. In this newly revised edition of Crescent and Star, 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 shows how recent developments in both American and European policies (and not only the war in Iraq) have affected this unique and perplexing nation. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kinzer, Stephen: - Stephen Kinzer is the author of nine books, including The True Flag, The Brothers, Overthrow, and All the Shah's Men. An award-winning foreign correspondent, he served as the New York Times bureau chief in Nicaragua, Germany, and Turkey. He is a senior fellow at the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University, and writes a world affairs column for the Boston Globe. He lives in Boston. |