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In this sequel to his acclaimed biography, Ataturk, Mango provides a rich portrait, tracing the republic's development since the death of its founder and bringing to life the Turkish people and their vibrant society. 32 illustrations, 5 maps.
Author Notes
Andrew Mango was born in Istanbul, Turkey on June 14, 1926. During World War II, he got a job as a translator in the press office of the British Embassy in Ankara. He received a doctorate in Persian literature from London University's School of Oriental and African Studies. He worked at Bush House, then home to BBC World Service radio, initially for the Turkish and French language sections before becoming head of the South East European Service until he retired in 1986. He wrote several books on Turkey including Atatürk and From the Sultan to Atatürk. He died on July 7, 2014 at the age of 88.
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Reviews (4)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Istanbul-born, British-based Mango (Ataturk) offers an insightful, sympathetic portrait of recent Turkish history. The first third of the book discusses the growth of the Turkish state after Atat?rk's death in 1938, with a fitful spread of democracy, clashes with Greece and the departure of Istanbul's Greek community. Economic and social conflict from 1960 to 1980 was subsequently "contained" by a military-driven constitution and rapprochement with Europe. A battle over the logo of the mayoralty of Ankara, the capital, illustrates the recent negotiations between Islamists and secularists. Istanbul, whose "infrastructure does not match its size," is growing as a regional base. In impoverished, traditionalist eastern Turkey, "the Third World has not been banished," though Mango argues that integration with the state-if not assimilation-is the best hope for the Kurdish minority. Turkey today, Mango suggests, resembles the late modernizing countries of southern Europe in many ways. He sees potential for a fully democratic and secular state, but warns that it takes time to "implant Western institutions in non-Western soil." Though this volume lacks some of the bite and immediacy of a journalist's book like Stephen Kinzer's Crescent and Star, it emerges as a more thorough introduction to a less-known but increasingly vital country. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Kirkus Review
A dense look at the modern history of Turkey, focusing on human conflict and bureaucratic details. In a sequel to AtatÜrk (2000), Mango takes up the story of modern Turkey from AtatÜrk's demise, necessitating that he address both Turkey's years of violent tumult and its emergence as a competitive, technologically advanced nation. In his first section, Mango traces several distinct narratives of conflict and compromise from 1938 to the present. The wartime President, Ismet InÖnÜ, skillfully played his country's interests against both Allies and Axis, continuing a political pattern of Turkey being shepherded by a wily strongman. In the 1950s, ten years of Democrat party rule produced substantial technological and agricultural gains and advanced the government's ambitious desire for NATO membership, yet also established underlying causes of domestic unrest. In the 1960s and 1970s, Turkey's growing pains were all too evident: its controversial military occupation of Cyprus was merely the public face of a complicated and bitter civil fight that resulted in numerous assassinations and street killings. Ironically, it took a 1980 military coup that restored law and order "by draconian means" to begin a return to the forward-looking secularism first espoused by AtatÜrk. In his second section, Mango systematically examines the country's present achievements in economics and education and the transformations that are still underway in the revered cities of Ankara and Istanbul (the putative centers of government and cultural achievement, respectively). Throughout, Mango seems fascinated by the minutiae, a quality that lends his book the feel of a nation's lived experience. Still, it's easy for a reader to get lost among the shifting sands of conspiracy and commerce. Although Mango begins his survey by noting that "The unevenness of modernization and of material progress makes it hard to sum up the state of Turkey today," it's clear by the time he concludes that the Turks remain a forward-looking and pragmatic people. A useful historical survey, though arguably more for serious inquirers than tourists. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
Geographically and culturally, Turkey lies at the crossroads between Europe and the Near East. Mango was born in Turkey and has written a widely praised biography of Ataturk, the founder of the modern Turkish state. Here, he traces the evolution of the Turkish Republic since the death of Ataturk. This fascinating and timely survey is both a political history and a cultural examination of a diverse, dynamic society. From a military standpoint, Turkey is staunchly European, since it forms the eastern anchor of NATO. Politically, Turkey is nominally democratic, but the military continues to wield inordinate influence. In the cultural sphere, the Turkish elites have traditionally been strong secularists, yet there are desires among many, particularly in rural areas, to emphasize the role of religion in public life and to forge stronger ties with other Islamic countries. With Turkey pressing hard for admittance to the European Union, while conflict rages in neighboring Iraq, Turkey is of vital importance to American interests, so this readable and well-researched work has great value. --Jay Freeman Copyright 2005 Booklist
Library Journal Review
This new work summarizes the state of Turkey nearly 70 years after the death of Ataterk, the republic's founding leader. Mango (Ataterk), who has been writing about Turkey for decades, covers history and politics in the first third of the text and devotes the rest of the book to society and culture. The information is densely packed into these pages and the nonspecialist reader might need more explanation and background since many of the individuals and events have not been prominently covered in US media. For further study, recent works on the subject include Amikam Nachmani Turkey: Facing a New Millennium and Turkish Transformation: New Century, New Challenges, edited by Brian Beeley. A NATO member, Turkey has long been an important U.S. ally, and its pending application to join the European Union will only augment its significance. Libraries that want to add such a country overview should consider this one.-Marcia L. Sprules, Council on Foreign Relations Lib., New York (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.