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Angry Nation : A Modern History of Turkey, Paperback Book

Angry Nation : A Modern History of Turkey Paperback

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Turkey was once regarded as merely an odd appendix to the West:economically backward, inward-looking, marred by political violence, and yet astaunch NATO ally.

But as a result of the turmoil currently engulfingthe Middle East,Turkey has become a country of increasing global significance.

Negotiating anuneasy membership in the Western security alliance with its predominantlyMuslim identity, it is a test case for a number of the momentous conflicts ofour time: from the future of Islamic reform and democracy to the capacity ofthe European Union to project its norms, and from the quest to come to termswith a past marred by mass violence to the promise of equitable economicdevelopment. Kerem OEktem charts the contemporary history of Turkey, exploring suchkey issues as the relationship between religion and the state, Kurdishidentity, Turkey's relationship with Israel, and the ongoing controversy overEU membership.

This new edition adds up-to-date analysis of recentdevelopments, including the momentous events of the Gezi Park protests, and assessesthe extent to which political Islam in Turkey has been able to respond to thesenew challenges. Readable but comprehensive, AngryNation remains the definitive book on the country's erratic transformationfrom a military dictatorship to a maturing, if still deeply troubled,democracy.

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