The Politics of Turkish Democracy: İsmet İnönü and the Formation of the Multi-Party System, 1938-1950

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State University of New York Press, 01.02.2012 - 282 Seiten
One of the most significant yet least known periods of modern Turkish history is that of Turkey's second president, İsmet İnönü. Following the death of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in 1938, Turkish politicians and intellectuals struggled to redefine Kemalist notions of modernity and democracy, Islam and secularization, the role of the state, and Turkey's place in the world. The Politics of Turkish Democracy examines İnönü's presidency (1938–1950), which developed amid the crises of World War II and the Cold War, global economic and political transformation, and economic and social change within Turkey. John M. VanderLippe analyzes the political discourse of the era and argues that İnönü was a pivotal figure who played the decisive role in Turkey's transition to a multi-party political system.
 

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Ismet Inönü and MultiParty Politics in Turkish History
1
1 Political Discourse and Reform in Turkey
7
Hegemony and Alternative Definitions
27
New Terms ofDomination
55
4 New Alliances and Demands for Change
77
5 The Emergence of Organized Opposition
97
6 PostWar International Tensions and the Expression of Opposition
113
The Challenge and Limits ofOrganized Opposition
137
8 The Confines of the Cold War and the Redefinition of Kemalism
161
9 MultiParty Politics and theDefeat of Democracy
189
Endnotes
211
Bibliography
245
Index
265
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John M. VanderLippe is Associate Professor of History at the State University of New York at New Paltz.

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