EAN: 9780755651818

ATATÃœRK - GEORGE W GAWRYCH GEBUNDEN

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was one of the most significant political leaders of the twentieth
century. He rose from obscure origins to become the founder of the new Republic of Turkey out
of the ashes of the Ottoman Empire and go on to radically transform Turkish society. How should
one understand Atatürk and his legacy? In this book  George Gawrych studies Atatürk's career in
detail  showing how Atatürk married the traits of the classic military man-of-action with those
of the intellectual  theorist and pragmatist as a statesman. Gawrych places Atatürk in the
context of his times to reveal how he harnessed wider forces to set Turkey on a path of secular
nationalism and comprehensive modernization. His legacy can be seen everywhere in Turkey today
from the role and rights of women in society to the struggle for developing a democracy in the
Republic. Gawrych addresses the costs of Atatürk's policies  including the suppression of
minorities and the imposition of a cult of personality and authoritarian rule in the name of
'Turkification'. The book presents a nuanced analysis of a complex figure who consciously
created a living legacy that still casts a shadow over Turkey's political and intellectual
discourse.

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