Turkey since 1989 : angry nation /: angry nation. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Angry nation : Turkey since 1989
• Further Information: Note: Kerem Öktem.
• Other Names: Öktem, Kerem, 1969-
• Contents: Front Cover; Global History of the Present; About the author; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Overview of political parties in Turkey; Key moments in Turkey's history; Note on orthography and pronunciation; Explanatory note; Preface; Map; Introduction; The workings of the guardian state; Life-world transformations; 1 Empire and nation before 1980: the late Ottoman state and the Turkish Republic; Reform and imperial dissolution; The Kemalist one-party state; The guardian state's incomplete democracy (1946-80). 2 The Özal years: rupture, promise and missed chances (1980-91)Silence and torture: 12 September 1980; Motherland promise: wealth and stability; Re-engagement with the world: the US, Europe and 1989; 3 The 'lost decade': wars, crises and weak coalitions (1991-2002); State of emergency in the east: the Kurdish war in the 1990s; Fighting terror: the guardian state in western Turkey; Postmodern coups and cracks in the system (1997-2001); Crises, hopes and saviours (2000-02); 4 Justice and development: 'Islamic Calvinists' versus the guardian state (2002-07); Islamic Calvinists in office. War and peace in KurdistanMemory and reality: the return of the guardians; 5 Another nation: moving towards the present (2007-10); The guardian state exposed; Home affairs: Kurdish, Alevi and human rights; Engaging with the world; Turkey's possible futures; Postscript; Sources; Index.
• Publisher Details: Halifax, NS London New York : Fernwood Pub Zed Books Distributed by Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxv, 213 pages), map
• Subjects: 956.1039; Asian history; HISTORY -- Middle East -- General; Politics and government; Turkey -- History -- 1960-; Turkey -- Politics and government -- 1980-; Turkey; Electronic books; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781848132122; 1848132123; 9781780321165; 1780321163
• Related ISBNs: 9781848132108; 1848132107; 1848132115; 9781848132115; 9781552664261; 1552664260
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-200) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.