Social Power and the Turkish State

by Tim Jacoby

Book Overview

This book focuses on the historical sociology of the Turkish state, seeking to compare the development of the Ottoman/Turkish state with similar processes of large scale historical change in Europe identified by Michael Mann in The Sources of Social Power. Jacoby traces the contours of Turkey's 'modernisation' with the intention of formulating a fresh way to approach state development in countries on the global economic periphery, particularly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714655821
• ISBN13: 9780714655826
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"