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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462398603321

Titolo

The Routledge handbook of modern Turkey / / edited by Metin Heper and Sabri Sayari

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-283-58614-2

9786613898593

0-203-11839-1

1-136-30964-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (417 p.)

Collana

Routledge handbooks

Altri autori (Persone)

HeperMetin

SayariSabri

Disciplina

956.1

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Turkey Handbooks, manuals, etc

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- History -- Culture -- Politics -- Society -- Geography -- Economy.

Sommario/riassunto

In recent years, there has been growing interest in Turkey, stemming from the country's developing role in regional and global politics, its expanding economic strength, and its identity as a predominantly Muslim country with secular political institutions and democratic processes. This Handbook provides a comprehensive and wide-ranging profile of modern Turkey. Bringing together original contributions from leading scholars with a wide range of backgrounds, this important reference work gives a unique in-depth survey of Turkish affairs, past and present. Thematically organised sect