Turkey Between Democracy and Authoritarianism

by Şevket Pamuk and Yeşim Arat

Book Overview

Since the 1980 military coup in Turkey, much of the history and politics of the country can be described as a struggle between democracy and authoritarianism. In this accessible account of the country's politics, society and economics, the authors delve into the causes and processes of what has been called a democratic 'backsliding'. In order to explore this, Yeşim Arat and Şevket Pamuk, two of Turkey's leading social scientists, focus on...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521138507
• ISBN13: 9780521138505
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.5" x 9.2"