A changing Turkey : challenges to Europe and the United States / Heinz Kramer.

Part One. The erosion of the Kemalist model. 1. The Kemalist model of shaping politics and society -- 2. The awakening of society: between tradition andmodernity -- 3. The slow adaptation of the political system -- 4. The myth of national homogeneity and the "Kurdish reality" -- 5. The revival of political Islam -- 6. Toward a new sociopolitical synthesis. Part Two. Turkish foreign and security policy after the Cold War. 7. Central Asia and the Caspian Basin: energy,business, and kinship -- 8. The Middle East: between involvement and active engagement -- 9. The Balkans: old challenges, new opportunities -- 10. Relations with Greece and the Cyprus problem -- 11. Europe: still the "desired land"? -- 12.Turkey in the Western security system: asset or liability?. Part Three. European and American policy toward Turkey. 13. The current situation: policies, motives and limitations -- 14. The challenge: anchoring Turkey in the West.