Turkey : a modern history / by Erik J. Zürcher.

Previous ed.: 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-380) and index.

Cont.: Introduction : periodization, theory and methodology -- pt. I. Western influences and early attempts at modernization. The Ottoman empire at the end of the eighteenth century ; Between tradition and innovation : Sultan Selim III and the 'new order', 1789-1807 ; The early years of Sultan Mahmut II : the centre tries to regain control ; The later years of Sultan Mahmut II : the start of the reforms ; The era of the Tanzimat, 1839-71 ; The crisis of 1873-78 and its aftermath ; Reactionary despotism or culmination of the reforms? : the reign of Sultan Abdulhamit II -- pt. 2. The young Turk era in Turkish history (1908-50). The second constitutional period, 1912-18 ; The struggle for independence ; The emergence of the one-party state, 1923-27 ; The Kemalist one-party state, 1925-45 ; The transition to democracy, 1945-50 -- pt. 3. A troubled democracy. The rule of the Democratic Party, 1950-60 ; The second Turkish Republic, 1960-80 ; The third republic : Turkey since 1980.

Building upon and updating its twin themes, this revised edition focuses on Turkey's continuing incorporation into the capitalist world and the modernization of state and society.