Turkey Between East And West: New Challenges For A Rising Regional Power Contributor(s): Mastny, Vojtech (Author), Nation, R. Craig (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813334128 ISBN-13: 9780813334127 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $63.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1997 Annotation: Linked by ethnic and religious affinities to two post-Cold War crisis areas -- the former Soviet Union and Yugoslavia -- Turkey is positioned to play an influential role in the promotion of regional economic cooperation and in taking new approaches to security. In this book, experts from Turkey, Europe, and the United States address key aspects of Turkey's multifaceted role in the changing international arena, including both its historical and contemporary place in Europe, the Cold War legacy, and strategies for future political and economic development. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - History | Europe - General - History | Middle East - Turkey & Ottoman Empire |
Dewey: 327.561 |
LCCN: 97019972 |
Lexile Measure: 1610 |
Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6" W x 9.26" (0.90 lbs) 294 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: As a rising regional power in the critical borderland between Europe and Asia, Turkey has been more challenged than its neighbors by the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the break-up of Yugoslavia. A secular Muslim nation with a history of involvement in European affairs and some with Western international structures, Turkey is positioned to play an influential role in areas with which it shares both ethnic and religious affinities. Building on what is perceived as a successful model of political and economic development, Turkish leaders are promoting regional economic cooperation and advocating new approaches to security in the area. However, their efforts have been hampered by persistent economic deficiencies and by imperfect democracy in Turkey itself.In this volume, experts from Turkey, Europe, and the United States address the key aspects of Turkey's multifaceted role in Europe, its ethnic and religious ties to Central Asia and the Balkans, the Cold War legacy, the quest for a new security role in the region, problems of political modernization, and strategies for future economic development and regional cooperation. |