Historical Dictionary of Turkey (eBook)

Nur Bilge Criss, Metin Heper, Duygu Ozturk-Tuncel (Autoren)

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2018 | 4., Fourth Edition
870 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-5381-0225-1 (ISBN)

Infos

This fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Turkey contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 900 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.

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The fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Turkey covers Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey through a time span of more than six centuries. It presents the basic characteristics of the two periods and traces the developments from an empire to a state-nation, from tradition to modernity, from a sultanate to a republic, and from modest country to a country that is already a regional power and further aspiring becoming a country to be reckoned with.This is done through a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 900 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Turkey.

Autor

Metin Heper is Director of the Political Science Research Program, Bilkent University İhsan Doğramacı International Advanced Studies Center, Ankara and an honorary member of the Turkish Academy of Sciences.Duygu Öztürk-Tunçel is assistant professor at the Department of Political Science and International Relations of Istanbul Medipol University. Her research interests include Turkish Politics, Greek Politics, Greek-Turkish Relations, Gender and Politics, and Media and Politics.Nur Bilge Criss retired in 2014 from Bilkent University, Ankara, where she taught Diplomatic History, Turkish Foreign Policy and History of the Cold War. She served as editorial board member for the journals Turkish Studies; The Middle East Review of International Affairs; and Journal of CentralAsian Studies, and also as contributing editor to The Journal of American History.

Inhalt

Editor’s Foreword Jon WoronoffPrefaceAcknowledgments Reader’s Note Acronyms and Abbreviations MapsChronology Introduction THE DICTIONARY Appendixes A Geography and Resources B Ottoman Sultans and Turkish Presidents and Prime Ministers C General Elections in the Republican Period (1923 to the Present) D Basic Economic Indicators E Basic Social Indicators Bibliography About the Authors

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.5.2018
• Reihe/Serie: Historical Dictionaries of Europe
• Zusatzinfo: 34 Illustrations including: - 4 Maps; - 30 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: Anatolia • Ancient history • Cappadocia • Cyprus • Dardanelles • Encyclopedia • Islam • Istanbul • Middle East • Secularism
• ISBN-10: 1-5381-0225-0 / 1538102250
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5381-0225-1 / 9781538102251