| Ataturk: A biography of Mustafa Kemal, father of modern Turkey, |  | Author: Patrick Balfour Kinross
Publisher: Morrow
Category: Book
Buy Used: $60.00
Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 3117071
Pages: 615
ASIN: B0006BMP3I
Publication Date: 1965
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: 1965 first printing, Morrow hardcover. Very light general wear in lightly edgeworn and price-clipped jacket. Spine a little faded. Nice copy.
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The recent events in the Persian Gulf have made it clearer than ever that understanding the history of the Middle East is essential if a solution is to be found for its problems today. The story of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk is an important and enthralling part of that history. 6 maps.
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a MUST READING for every history ethusiast April 8, 2006
R. Esra Ustar (Florence Italy)
If someone wants to find out who was the most enlighted statesmanof hte 20th century I highly reccomend that they read this book. The impressive life of Mr.Mustafa Kemal ATATURK is deifnitely worth reading. The founder of the modern republic of Turkey, a modernist, an avant-guard man, teh savour of his nation... Here is Mr.Ataturk. Make your children read this book and the world will be a safer place to live..
Novelesque; a triumph in style December 3, 2001
27 out of 28 found this review helpful
Kinross approached this biography in a very unconventional manner, and the gamble paid off. Often historical subjects like Ataturk can reach into the "heavy reading" column with complicated military, social, diplomatic and political explanations. But Kinross gambles by trusting the intelligence of the reader, and depends more on conveying the strong, abrasive character of Ataturk than on the intricit, deeply-calculated broad social mechanics that surrounded him. You will walk away knowing in-depth the end of the Ottoman Empire and the rise of the Turkish Republic while getting a clear insight into the character of Ataturk: his strengths and his shortcomings. As time goes by, it is more and more important to understand Kemalism and the course of secularization and modernization in the East.The diagrams of the battle-fields on a mile scale were extremely helpful: for those, like me, who aren't adept at reading and understanding military strategies, Kinross gives you an introductory course. For the first time, I felt like I actually *knew* what happened in some important battles.
excellent November 29, 1999
emre akbulut (Turkey)
10 out of 14 found this review helpful
it explains the power of hardworking in a genious I couldn't break for a moment when I started reading it.I recommend everyone to read this excellent bioghrapy.
What you need to know about the making of the Turkish nation August 7, 1999
ktregoe@sol.racsa.co.cr Gonzalo Madrigal (San Jose, Costa Rica)
28 out of 28 found this review helpful
Found by chance in a small bookstore this is one of the best books I have ever read. Finely written, it will give you all the detail you need to understand the last days of the Ottoman Empire and the birth of the Turkish Nation. Even if you are not that interested in the subject it will draw you into the fascinating detail of the life of a truly extraordinary man in extraordinary times. Buy it...you will enjoy it without being able to put it away.
ataturk February 16, 1999
2 out of 23 found this review helpful
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