TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bein,Amit
TI  - Kemalist Turkey and the Middle East: international relations in the interwar period 
SN  - 9781107198005
AV  - DR479.M54 B45 2017
U1  - 327.56105609/042 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Cambridge, United Kingdom, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Diplomatic relations
KW  - fast
KW  - Turkey
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - Middle East
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -