Turkey Between Democracy and Authoritarianism

by Şevket Pamuk and Yeşim Arat

Book Overview

Since the 1980 military coup in Turkey, much of the history and politics of the country can be described as enacting a struggle between democracy and authoritarianism (and everything in between). In this accessible account of the country's politics, society and economics, we delve into the causes and processes of what has been called a democratic "backsliding." In order to explore this, Yeşim Arat and Şevket Pamuk, two of Turkey's leading...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521191165
• ISBN13: 9780521191166
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.3"