Atatürk

Atatürk

by Mango, Andrew

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This biography of Atatürk aims to strip away the myth to show the complexities of the man beneath. Born plain Mustafa in Ottoman Salonica in 1881, he trained as an army officer but was virtually unknown until 1919, when he took the lead in thwarting the victorious Allies' plan to partition the Turkish core of the Ottoman Empire. He divided the Allies, defeated the last Sultan and secured the territory of the Turkish national state, becoming the first president of the new republic in 1923. He im…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Atatürk / Andrew Mango.

Summary

This biography of Atatürk aims to strip away the myth to show the complexities of the man beneath. Born plain Mustafa in Ottoman Salonica in 1881, he trained as an army officer but was virtually unknown until 1919, when he took the lead in thwarting the victorious Allies' plan to partition the Turkish core of the Ottoman Empire. He divided the Allies, defeated the last Sultan and secured the territory of the Turkish national state, becoming the first president of the new republic in 1923. He imposed coherence, order and mordernity and in the process, created his own legend and his own cult.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1999

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):John Murray
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:1999

The Physical Object

  • Description:xiii, 666 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations, maps, portraits ; : 20 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0719565928, 9780719565922
  • oclc:ocm53389342
  • LC Classification:DR592.K4
  • Dewey Decimal:956.1024092

Table of Contents

Preface -- Introduction -- Part I. Early years. A home in Europe -- The making of an Ottoman officer -- Prelude to a military coup -- An impatient Young Turk -- Part II. The long war. Adventure in the desert -- Fighting disaster -- A diplomatic interlude -- A move to the front -- Fighting on all fronts -- Part III. The will of the nation. Figures in a ruined landscape -- Meeting the people -- The birth of Kemalism -- An embattled leader -- A fighting diplomat -- Stopping the Greeks -- Victory in war -- Winning without fighting -- Part IV. Republic and reforms. The end of the monarchy -- Peace and the republic -- The end of the caliphate -- Imposing law and order -- Reforms and repression -- Measured terror -- Part V. Unrivaled ruler. The leader is always right -- The Depression -- Table talk -- Last battles -- Apotheosis -- Aftermath.

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Subjects

1918 - 1960 Atatürk, Kemal Biographies History Presidents Presidents -- Biography. -- Turkey Turkey Turkey -- History -- 1918-1960 Turquie -- Histoire -- 1918-1960

Writers

Mango, Andrew

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