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This is a work of excavation of the modern history of Turkey, with
the Kurdish question at its center, unearthed and exposed in
Candar's captivating narrative. The founding of a Turkish
nation-state in Asia Minor brought with it the denial of the
distinct Kurdish identity in its midst, giving birth to an
intractable problem that led to intermittent Kurdish revolts and
culminated in the enduring insurgency of the PKK. The Kurdish
question is perceived as a mortal threat for the survival of
Turkey. The author weaves a fascinating account of the encounter
between Turkey and the Kurds in historical perspective with special
emphasis on failed peace processes. Providing a unique historical
record of the authoritarian, centralist and
ultra-nationalist-rather than Islamist-nature of the Turkish state
rooted in the last decades of the Ottoman period and finally
manifested in Erdogan's "New Turkey," Candar challenges stereotyped
and conventional views on the Turkey of today and tomorrow.
Turkey's Mission Impossible: War and Peace with the Kurds combines
scholarly research with the memoirs of a participant observer,
richly revealing the author's first-hand knowledge of developments
acquired over a lifetime devoted to the resolution of perhaps the
most complex problem of the Middle East.
This is a work of excavation of the modern history of Turkey, with
the Kurdish question at its center, unearthed and exposed in
Candar's captivating narrative. The founding of a Turkish
nation-state in Asia Minor brought with it the denial of the
distinct Kurdish identity in its midst, giving birth to an
intractable problem that led to intermittent Kurdish revolts and
culminated in the enduring insurgency of the PKK. The Kurdish
question is perceived as a mortal threat for the survival of
Turkey. The author weaves a fascinating account of the encounter
between Turkey and the Kurds in historical perspective with special
emphasis on failed peace processes. Providing a unique historical
record of the authoritarian, centralist and
ultra-nationalist-rather than Islamist-nature of the Turkish state
rooted in the last decades of the Ottoman period and finally
manifested in Erdogan's "New Turkey," Candar challenges stereotyped
and conventional views on the Turkey of today and tomorrow.
Turkey's Mission Impossible: War and Peace with the Kurds combines
scholarly research with the memoirs of a participant observer,
richly revealing the author's first-hand knowledge of developments
acquired over a lifetime devoted to the resolution of perhaps the
most complex problem of the Middle East.
Inventing International Society is a narrative history of the English School of International Relations. After E.H. Carr departed from academic international relations in the late 1940s, Martin Wight became the most theoretically innovative scholar in the discipline. Wight found an institutional setting for his ideas in the British Committee, a group which Herbert Butterfield inaugurated in 1959. The book argues that this date should be regarded as the origin of a distinctive English School of International Relations. In addition to tracing the history of the school, the book argues that later English School scholars, such as Hedley Bull and R.J. Vincent, have made a significant contribution to the new normative thinking in international relations.
*FULLY UPDATED WITH A NEW FOREWORD* THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN
BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE BRITISH ARMY MILITARY BOOK OF THE YEAR
2016 'Truly essential' Simon Sebag Montefiore The final destruction
of the Ottoman Empire - one of the great epics of the First World
War, from bestselling historian Eugene Rogan For some four
centuries the Ottoman Empire had been one of the most powerful
states in Europe as well as ruler of the Middle East. By 1914 it
had been drastically weakened and circled by numerous predators
waiting to finish it off. Following the Ottoman decision to join
the First World War on the side of the Central Powers the British,
French and Russians hatched a plan to finish the Ottomans off: an
ambitious and unprecedented invasion of Gallipoli... Eugene Rogan's
remarkable book recreates one of the most important but poorly
understood fronts of the First World War. Despite fighting back
with great skill and ferocity against the Allied onslaught and
humiliating the British both at Gallipoli and in Mesopotamia
(Iraq), the Ottomans were ultimately defeated, clearing the way for
the making, for better or worse, of a new Middle East which has
endured to the present.
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The Arabs (Paperback)
Eugene Rogan
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R671
R579
Discovery Miles 5 790
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The internationally bestselling definitive history of the Arab
world, named a best book of the year by the Financial Times, the
Economist, and the Atlantic -- now updated to cover the latest
developments in the Middle East In this groundbreaking and
comprehensive account of the Middle East, award-winning historian
Eugene Rogan draws extensively on five centuries of Arab sources to
place the Arab experience in its crucial historical context. This
landmark book covers the Arab world from North Africa through the
Arabian Peninsula, exploring every facet of modern Arab history.
Starting with the Ottoman conquests of the sixteenth century, Rogan
follows the story of the Arabs through the era of European
imperialism and the superpower rivalries of the Cold War to the
present age of American hegemony, charting the evolution of Arab
identity and the struggles for national sovereignty throughout. In
this updated edition, Rogan untangles the latest geopolitical
developments of the region. The Arabs is essential reading for
anyone seeking to understand the modern Arab world.
By 1914 the powers of Europe were sliding inexorably toward war,
and they pulled the Middle East along with them into one of the
most destructive conflicts in human history. In The Fall of the
Ottomans, award-winning historian Eugene Rogan brings the First
World War and its immediate aftermath in the Middle East to vivid
life, uncovering the often ignored story of the region's crucial
role in the conflict. Unlike the static killing fields of the
Western Front, the war in the Middle East was fast-moving and
unpredictable, with the Turks inflicting decisive defeats on the
Entente in Gallipoli, Mesopotamia, and Gaza before the tide of
battle turned in the Allies' favor. The postwar settlement led to
the partition of Ottoman lands, laying the groundwork for the
ongoing conflicts that continue to plague the modern Arab world. A
sweeping narrative of battles and political intrigue from Gallipoli
to Arabia, The Fall of the Ottomans is essential reading for anyone
seeking to understand the Great War and the making of the modern
Middle East.
THE THIRD EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, REVISED AND
UPDATED 'A rich, galloping narrative that spans the Arab
world...outstanding, gripping and exuberant...full of flamboyant
character sketches, witty asides and magisterial scholarship, that
explains much of what we need to know about the world today' Simon
Sebag Montefiore 'Anyone who seeks to understand why the Islamic
world bears a grudge against the West should read The Arabs' Sir
Alaistair Horne Starting with the Ottoman conquests in the
sixteenth century, this landmark book follows the story of the
Arabs through the era of European imperialism and the Superpower
rivalries of the Cold War, to the present age of unipolar American
power. Drawing on the writings and eyewitness accounts of those who
lived through the tumultuous years of Arab history, The Arabs
balances different voices - politicians, intellectuals, students,
men and women, poets and novelists, famous, infamous and the
completely unknown - to give a rich, complex sense of life over
nearly five centuries. Rogan's book is remarkable for its
geographical sweep, covering the Arab world from North Africa
through the Arabian Peninsula, and for the depth in which it
explores every facet of modern Arab history. Charting the evolution
of Arab identity from Ottomanism to Arabism to Islamism, it covers
themes including the conflict between national independence and
foreign domination, the Arab-Israeli struggle and the peace
process, Abdel Nasser and the rise of Arab Nationalism, the
political and economic power of oil and the conflict between
secular and Islamic values. This multilayered, fascinating and
definitive work is the essential guide to understanding the history
of the modern Arab world - and its future.
This volume presents a narrative history of the English School of
International Relations. After E.H. Carr departed from academic
international relations in the late 1940s, Martin Wight became the
most theoretically innovative scholar in the discipline. Wight
found an institutional setting for his ideas in The British
Committee, a group which Herbert Butterfield inaugurated in 1959.
The book argues that this date should be regarded as the origin of
a distinctive English School of International Relations. In
addition to tracing the history of the School, the book argues that
later English School scholars, such as Hedley Bull and R.J.
Vincent, have made a significant contribution to the new normative
thinking in international relations.
Inventing International Society is a narrative history of the
English School of International Relations. After E.H. Carr departed
from academic international relations in the late 1940s, Martin
Wight became the most theoretically innovative scholar in the
discipline. Wight found an institutional setting for his ideas in
The British Committee, a group which Herbert Butterfield
inaugurated in 1959. The book argues that this date should be
regarded as the origin of a distinctive English School of
International Relations. In addition to tracing the history of the
School, the book argues that later English School scholars, such as
Hedley Bull and R.J.Vincent, made a significant contribution to the
new normative thinking in International Relations.
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