Kemalist Turkey and the Middle East : international relations in the inter-war period / Amit Bein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bein, Amit, 1970- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Turkey--Foreign relations--Middle East.

Turkey.

Middle East--Foreign relations--Turkey.

Middle East.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 295 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Summary:

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. 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. 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. Through this, he offers a fresh, enlightening perspective on the Kemalist legacy that still resonates in the modern politics of the region today.

Contents:

Not so distant neighbor

Degrees of separation

Ties that bind

Great expectations

The turkish model

Strolling through Istanbul

A distant neighbor.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Nov 2017).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-108-18736-6

1-108-19577-6

1-108-18207-0