Ways to Modernity in Greece and Turkey: Encounters with Europe, 1850-1950

by Çağlar Keyder and Anna Frangoudaki

This is a clear and original examination of the impact of modernity on Greece and Turkey, and the influence of the West on these former states of the Ottoman Empire during the crucial hundred years between 1850 and 1950. "Ways to Modernity in Greece and Turkey" explores the reactions and coping mechanisms displayed in both societies in reaction to Europe's all-pervasive influence. Elites in both societies engaged in defensive modernization, culminating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350173967
• ISBN13: 9781350173965
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"