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Atatürk: The Biography of the Founder of Modern Turkey

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York: Overlook Press, 1999Description: 666p, 23cmISBN:
  • 9781585673346
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DR592.K4 M36
Summary: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was virtually unknown until 1919, when he took the lead in thwarting the victorious Allies’ plan to partition the Turkish core of the Ottoman Empire. He divided the Allies, defeated the last Sultan, and secured the territory of the Turkish national state, becoming the first president of the new republic in 1923, fast creating his own legend. This revealing portrait of Atatürk throws light on matters of great importance today—resurgent nationalism, religious fundamentalism, and the reality of democracy.
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Books Asian University for Women Library Non-fiction DR592.K4 M36 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 031001
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was virtually unknown until 1919, when he took the lead in thwarting the victorious Allies’ plan to partition the Turkish core of the Ottoman Empire. He divided the Allies, defeated the last Sultan, and secured the territory of the Turkish national state, becoming the first president of the new republic in 1923, fast creating his own legend. This revealing portrait of Atatürk throws light on matters of great importance today—resurgent nationalism, religious fundamentalism, and the reality of democracy.

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