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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777662203321

Autore

VanderLippe John M

Titolo

The politics of Turkish democracy : Ismet Inönü and the formation of the multi-party system, 1938-1950 / / John M. VanderLippe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany : , : State University of New York Press, , 2005

ISBN

0-7914-8337-1

1-4237-4411-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (282 pages)

Collana

SUNY series in the social and economic history of the Middle East

Disciplina

320.9561/09/044

Soggetti

Democracy - Turkey

Turkey Politics and government 1918-1960

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-264) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Ismet Inönü and multi-party politics in Turkish history -- Political discourse and reform in Turkey -- The election of Ismet Inönü as president : Kemalist hegemony and alternative definitions -- War at home, war abroad : new terms of domination -- New alliances and demands for change -- The emergence of organized opposition -- Post-war international tensions, and the expression of opposition -- The emergence of the Democrat Party : the challenge, and limits, of organized opposition -- The confines of the Cold War and the redefinition of Kemalism -- Multi-party politics and the defeat of democracy.

Sommario/riassunto

One of the most significant yet least known periods of modern Turkish history is that of Turkey's second president.