Men of Order Authoritarian Modernization under Atatürk and Reza Shah

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Synopsis

Nationalism, nation-building and 'defensive modernisation' were the main themes of the 'cultural revolution' underpinning the totalitarian and secular regimes of Ataturk and Reza Shah which replaced the traditional Qajar state of Iran and the long-declining Ottoman Empire.The authors trace the emergence of Ataturk and Reza Shah through the constitutional revolutions in Iran and the Ottoman Empire and the introduction of European social models, the establishment of dictatorship and of secularist reforms resulting in both cases in totalitarian, nationalist, and quasi-westernised states, and the personality cult of the leader. The legacy of both was a chasm between the elite and the masses and provided the seeding of an Islamic mass-movement.

Book details

Series:
Library of Modern Middle East Studies
Author:
Touraj Atabaki, Erik J. Zürcher
ISBN:
9780857714695
Related ISBNs:
9781784537067, 9781784537067
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages:
288
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2019-02-27
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2004
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Nonfiction