The Emergence of Modern Turkey

The Emergence of Modern Turkey

Author	Bernard Lewis
Language	English
Series	Studies in Middle Eastern History
Subject	Turkey, Ottoman Empire
Genre	Islamic history
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Publication date	1961
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Hardcover, Paperback), E-book
Pages	568
ISBN	978-0195134605
OCLC	807778553

The Emergence of Modern Turkey is a 1961 book written by historian Bernard Lewis, an expert in the history of Middle East and Islam.^[1]

The book covers the history of modern Turkey, from the decline and collapse of the Ottoman Empire up to the present days.

• Chapter I Introduction: the Sources of Turkish Civilization

Part I The Stages of Emergence

• Chapter II The Decline of the Ottoman Empire

Chapter III The Impact of the West

Chapter IV The Ottoman Reform

Chapter V The Seeds of Revolution

Chapter VI Despotism and Enlightenment

Chapter VII Union and Progress

Chapter VIII The Kemalist Republic

Chapter IX The Republic after Kemal

Part II Aspects of Change

Chapter X Community and Nation

Chapter XI State and Government

Chapter XII Religion and Culture

Chapter XIII Elite and Class

Chapter XIV Conclusions: The Turkish Revolution

• Select Bibliography
• Maps