{"product_id":"the-rise-of-turkey-the-twenty-first-centurys-first-muslim-power-9781612346502","title":"The Rise of Turkey: The Twenty-First Century's First Muslim Power","description":"\u003cp\u003eTurkey, which has always held an important position in global affairs, has become even more prominent on the international stage as an economic power and a harbinger of political Islam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring more than ten years in power--an unprecedented tenure--Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Islamist Justice and Development Party (AKP) have expanded Turkey's trade, diplomatic ties, and cultural exports to transform the country from an economically disadvantaged secular state into the first large Muslim nation with a middle-class majority. Erdogan has asserted Turkish influence in high-stakes, high-profile foreign issues from Gaza to Egypt to Syria, often breaking ranks with his NATO allies. Today, from the caf s of the Arab world to the boardrooms of the G-20, Turkey suddenly matters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rise of Turkey: The Twenty-First Century's First Muslim Power\u003c\/i\u003e is a guide to the country's changes, both in its inspiring national potential and in the grave challenges it poses to regional affairs. Structured as a travelogue, each chapter opens on a different Turkish city and captures a new theme of Turkey's transformation. From the Kurdish issue to foreign policy, Soner Cagaptay argues that Turkey needs to successfully balance its Muslim identity with its Western orientation in order to solidify its position as a regional and global power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Potomac Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612346502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.39h x 6.27w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/03\/2014 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2014 pg. 524\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soner Cagaptay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36662059991196,"sku":"9781612346502","price":22.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_af123a06-470f-4aae-b4e6-6021f83b31d0.jpg?v=1603900962","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-rise-of-turkey-the-twenty-first-centurys-first-muslim-power-9781612346502","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}