The Emergence of Modern Turkey
# The Emergence of Modern Turkey

The Emergence of Modern Turkey is a 1961 book written by historian Bernard Lewis, an expert in the history of Middle East and Islam.

The book covers the history of modern Turkey, from the decline and collapse of the Ottoman Empire up to the present days.

## Contents

* Chapter I Introduction: the Sources of Turkish Civilization

Part I The Stages of Emergence

* Chapter II The Decline of the Ottoman Empire

    Chapter III The Impact of the West
    Chapter IV The Ottoman Reform
    Chapter V The Seeds of Revolution
    Chapter VI Despotism and Enlightenment
    Chapter VII Union and Progress
    Chapter VIII The Kemalist Republic
    Chapter IX The Republic after Kemal

Part II Aspects of Change

    Chapter X Community and Nation
    Chapter XI State and Government
    Chapter XII Religion and Culture
    Chapter XIII Elite and Class
    Chapter XIV Conclusions: The Turkish Revolution
   * Select Bibliography

   * Maps
