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"Arresting … Stone’s Turkey breaks the popular mould and introduces its readers to a place beyond their presumptions" ―The Sunday Times

In Turkey: A Short History the celebrated historian Norman Stone deftly conducts the reader through the fascinating and complex story of Turkey’s past, from the arrival of the Seljuks in Anatolia in the eleventh century to the modern republic applying for EU membership in the twenty-first. It is an account of epic proportions, featuring rapacious leaders such as Genghis Khan and Tamerlane, the glories of Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent, and Kemal Atatürk, the reforming genius and founder of modern Turkey.

For six hundred years Turkey was at the heart of the Ottoman Empire, a superpower that brought Islam to the gates of Vienna and stretched to North Africa, the Persian Gulf, and the river Volga. Stone examines the reasons for the astonishing rise and the long decline of this world empire and how for its last hundred years it became the center of the Eastern Question, as the Great Powers argued over a regime in its death throes. Then, as now, the position of Turkey―a country balanced between two continents―provoked passionate debate. Stone concludes the book with a trenchant examination of the Turkish republic created in the aftermath of the First World War, where East and West, religion and secularism, and tradition and modernization are vibrant and sometimes conflicting elements of national identity. 11 illustrations

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192 pages
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Thames & Hudson
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June 17, 2014
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6.1 x 0.8 x 9 inches
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0500290385
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978-0500290385
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"An interesting read. . . . should be read to gain a better understanding of an interesting and influential region in the world."
― Portland Book Review

About the Author

Norman Stone is Director of the Turkish-Russian Centre at Bilkent University, Ankara. His previous books include The Eastern Front, 1914–1917 (winner of the Wolfson Prize), World War One: A Short History, and The Atlantic and Its Enemies: A Personal History of the Cold War.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thames & Hudson; Illustrated edition (June 17, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0500290385
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0500290385
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.7 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.1 x 0.8 x 9 inches

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Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2019

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This work is a smathering of one sentence factoids mostly in chronological order with little effort given to composing a story. The author constantly lauds his own knowledge of linguistics, pointlessly trying to relate to various facts, and recounts history from a true Turkophile bias. Getting through this book was an excruciatingly mundane task and I came out the other end having learned essentially nothing that I will retain long-term.

Skip this book. I give it two stars because it can be used as a high-level reference because the time periods are so heavily condensed.

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Richard M. Koch

Excellent Sharp and Sympathetic Account

Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2017

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I became fascinated by the Ottoman Empire this past summer, and I relished Norman Stone's historical account. It is contains sharp observation, and a sympathy for the Ottoman Empire that is not always found elsewhere. Brief as it is, there is plenty of information and anecdote in the book to satisfy anyone.

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ZacM

lots of info, horribly written and presented

Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2020

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The writing style and hopscotching nature of this book made it unbearable to read. Got halfway thru before almost tossing it in the Bosphorus... the author is clearly brilliant but maaaan does his writing style make for an unpleasant experience. Opt for a different volume when wanting to learn more about this amazing country

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EDUARDO DE LA OSSA VITAL

Excelente libro

Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2022

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Información precisa

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Ouisie

Don't bother.

Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2015

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This is extremely poorly written and thus nearly impossible to comprehend. I am now reading and enjoying with much interest the biography of Ataturk and wish I hadn't wasted my time on this.

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Three Stars

Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2015

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If you are in a hurry and don't mind missing important nuances this is the book for you.

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Janis

Language is nice. Interesting

Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2016

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Can anyone write more or less objective book about that region? This one as well is disturbingly subjective. Author likes Turks. Too much to remain objective.
But it reads very well. Language is nice.
Interesting, even entertaining to read but do not take it too serious.

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Paulina

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2014

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Great book!

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An interesting overview of Turkish History

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 20, 2022

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Inevitably condensed and abbreviated this is nonetheless a valuable starting point to the subject of Turkish History. The Armenian Genocide is addressed in a manner sympathetic to Turkey, even if not entirely brushed over.
It will therefore be a contentious book and should be read in conjunction with other works if a balanced opinion is to be developed.

Herbert Frei-Schindler

Good book, but ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 22, 2021

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Competent, concise and well written. Beware: Print is small - too small for my taste!

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Arrived quickly

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 6, 2019

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It has arrived and in good condition

RGRANDET

Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 25, 2019

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Excellent

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Giid

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 27, 2019

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Good read

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