Turkey: The Challenge of a New Role

by Andrew Mango

This book examines Turkey's position in the world at the end of the Cold War. An account of Turkey's political history, society, and economy helps determine what degree of credence to attach to the claim that Turkey is an island of stability in a troubled area extending from the borders of the European Union to China. The author describes Turkey's foreign relations with the West, in general, and the European Union, in particular, and also with its...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275949869
• ISBN13: 9780275949860
• Release Date: July 1994
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Worthwhile Challenge

Though dated (1994) Mango's book complements his later works. An easy read, he picks nine topics of interest to those concerned for the future of the Turkish Republic. It has an honored place on my desktop (when not loaned to friends) and is in the top five of books I recommend on the subject. -Joe Kennedy W.W.A.D "What Would Ataturk Do?"