Kemalist Turkey and the Middle East Bein Amit Clemson University South Carolina Pevná vazba
Kemalist Turkey and the Middle East Bein Amit Clemson University South Carolina Pevná vazba To better understand the lasting legacy of international relations in the post-Ottoman Middle East, we must…
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Kemalist Turkey and the Middle East Bein Amit Clemson University South Carolina Pevná vazba
To better understand the lasting legacy of international relations in the post-Ottoman Middle East, we must first re-examine Turkey's engagement with the region during the interwar period. Bein examines the unstable situation along Turkey's Middle Eastern borders, the bilateral diplomatic relations Ankara established with fledgling governments in the region, grand plans for transforming Turkey into a major transit hub for Middle Eastern and Eurasian transportation and trade, and Ankara's effort to enhance its image as a model for modernization of non-Western societies. Long assumed to be a period of deliberate disengagement and ruptured ties between Turkey and its neighbours, Amit Bein instead argues that in the volatile 1930s, Turkey was in fact perceived as taking steps towards increasing its regional prominence.
Through this, he offers a fresh, enlightening perspective on the