{"product_id":"crescent-and-star-9780374531409","title":"Crescent and Star","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sharp, spirited appreciation of where Turkey stands now, and where it may head. --Carlin Romano, \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the first edition of this widely praised book, Stephen Kinzer made the convincing claim that Turkey was the country to watch -- poised between Europe and Asia, between the glories of its Ottoman past and its hopes for a democratic future, between the dominance of its army and the needs of its civilian citizens, between its secular expectations and its Muslim traditions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this newly revised edition of \u003ci\u003eCrescent and Star\u003c\/i\u003e, he adds much important new information on the many exciting transformations in Turkey's government and politics that have kept it in the headlines, and also shows how recent developments in both American and European policies (and not only the war in Iraq) have affected this unique and perplexing nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374531409\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.40w x 1.00d","brand":"Stephen Kinzer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41261574488245,"sku":"9780374531409","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c2293705-5cec-458b-bcf4-e3e9849d0f20.jpg?v=1634651053","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/crescent-and-star-9780374531409","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}