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Kemalist Turkey and the Middle East : international relations in the interwar period / Amit Bein.

By: Bein, Amit, 1970- [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2017Description: x, 295 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781107198005; 1107198003Subject(s): Diplomatic relations | Turkey -- Foreign relations -- Middle East | Middle East -- Foreign relations -- Turkey | Middle East | TurkeyDDC classification: 327.56105609/042 LOC classification: DR479.M54 | B45 2017
Contents:
Not so distant neighbor -- Degrees of separation -- Ties that bind -- Great expectations -- The turkish model -- Strolling through Istanbul -- A distant neighbor.
Summary: To better understand the lasting legacy of international relations in the post-Ottoman Middle East, we must first re-examine Turkey's engagement with the region during the interwar period. Long assumed to be a period of deliberate disengagement and ruptured ties between Turkey and its neighbours, Amit Bein instead argues that in the volatile 1930s, Turkey was in fact perceived as taking steps towards increasing its regional prominence. Bein examines the unstable situation along Turkey's Middle Eastern borders, the bilateral diplomatic relations Ankara established with fledgling governments in the region, grand plans for transforming Turkey into a major transit hub for Middle Eastern and Eurasian transportation and trade, and Ankara's effort to enhance its image as a model for modernization of non-Western societies. Through this, he offers a fresh, enlightening perspective on the Kemalist legacy that still resonates in the modern politics of the region today.
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Books Books The BIAA David H. French Library
Shelf 63 - Reading Room 		H2p BEIN 33131 Not for loan BOOKS-000000027415

Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-290) and index.

Not so distant neighbor -- Degrees of separation -- Ties that bind -- Great expectations -- The turkish model -- Strolling through Istanbul -- A distant neighbor.

To better understand the lasting legacy of international relations in the post-Ottoman Middle East, we must first re-examine Turkey's engagement with the region during the interwar period. Long assumed to be a period of deliberate disengagement and ruptured ties between Turkey and its neighbours, Amit Bein instead argues that in the volatile 1930s, Turkey was in fact perceived as taking steps towards increasing its regional prominence. Bein examines the unstable situation along Turkey's Middle Eastern borders, the bilateral diplomatic relations Ankara established with fledgling governments in the region, grand plans for transforming Turkey into a major transit hub for Middle Eastern and Eurasian transportation and trade, and Ankara's effort to enhance its image as a model for modernization of non-Western societies. Through this, he offers a fresh, enlightening perspective on the Kemalist legacy that still resonates in the modern politics of the region today.