title: The Emergence of Modern Turkey
text: # The Emergence of Modern Turkey
  
  The Emergence of Modern Turkey is a 1961 book written by historian Bernard Lewis, an expert in the history of Middle East and Islam.
  
  The book covers the history of modern Turkey, from the decline and collapse of the Ottoman Empire up to the present days.
  
  ## Contents
  
  * Chapter I Introduction: the Sources of Turkish Civilization
  
  Part I The Stages of Emergence
  
  * Chapter II The Decline of the Ottoman Empire
  
      Chapter III The Impact of the West
      Chapter IV The Ottoman Reform
      Chapter V The Seeds of Revolution
      Chapter VI Despotism and Enlightenment
      Chapter VII Union and Progress
      Chapter VIII The Kemalist Republic
      Chapter IX The Republic after Kemal
  
  Part II Aspects of Change
  
      Chapter X Community and Nation
      Chapter XI State and Government
      Chapter XII Religion and Culture
      Chapter XIII Elite and Class
      Chapter XIV Conclusions: The Turkish Revolution
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