Ataturk And Emperor Meiji Of Japan Conversations In Heaven

Author : Ercüment K¿l¿ç
Publisher : Ercument Kılıc
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Release : 2023-07-04
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Ataturk and Emperor Meiji of Japan, "Conversations in Heaven" by Ercüment K¿l¿ç Pdf

Atatürk was the founding father of the new Republic of Turkey after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, and Meiji was the 122nd Emperor of Japan, who established a new system of government in Japan following the departure of the last shogun. This historic novel is about two of the most inspiring leaders of all time, Atatürk and Emperor Meiji of Japan, and the destinies of the countries they changed. In various imaginary settings in Heaven, two men discuss the importance of secularism and their identical reforms in Turkey and Japan, and how the Islamist and the believers of shariah, caused Turkey to fall so far behind since the 1950s, and more specifically, during the last 20 years the Erdoğan regime. The events take place in Heaven, under the Tuba Tree, which according to Atatürk's belief, is a place where all worldly past experiences can be re-lived and new ones can be created. The author goes into a detailed description of the gates of Heaven, and the first meeting of Atatürk and Emperor Meiji there. Each man takes the other to his native land and presents him with experiences, which he had not had the opportunity to live in his past worldly life. They will race horses under the unending streches of the Tuba Tree, they will take a train ride from Istanbul to Edirne, the home of ancient Turkish oil wrestling festival; they will engage in a funny horse shoe game, they will exchange amusing stories of their past lives on Earth. Equally importantly, I will also talk about the Turkish and Japanese cultures, and the curiously intertwined and the never-before-told stories of the common histories of Turkey and Japan, which go back 749 years, dating back to the invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281 by Kublai Khan's Mongolian armies, 70% of which were made up of Christian Turks, and were led by mostly the Turkish generals. Two reasons to write this book: The teach about Atatürk and Meiji, and the dangers of political Islamism...

Author : Ercument Kilic
Publisher : Ercument Kilic
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-22
Category : Art
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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ATATURK AND EMPEROR MEIJI OF JAPAN, "Conversations in Heaven" by Ercument Kilic Pdf

MERHABA, KONNICHIWA.. This book is about two of the most inspiring leaders of all time, Atatürk and Emperor Meiji of Japan, and the destinies of the countries they changed, Turkey and Japan. Atatürk was the founding father of the new Republic of Turkey after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, and Meiji was the 122nd Emperor of Japan who established a new system of government in Japan following the departure of the last shogun. Atatürk (1881-1938) and Meiji (1852-1912) were mirror images of one another. They both were revolutionary reformists, determined to unleash their countries from their feudal pasts into modernity. The identical reforms of Atatürk in Turkey in the 1920s and the 1930s, and Meiji’s reforms in Japan in the late 1800s were intended to rip their countries out of the darkness of the Middle Ages. They both foresaw their nations’ advancement only through full adaptation of Western values and institutions, which was an extremely difficult task, considering the impossible ordeal of convincing the predominantly unsophisticated and regressive Muslim and Shinto societies. They changed their peoples’ obstinate cultural habits and institutions of thousands of years. Having an unyielding commitment to secularism, they identified secularism to be the only path to modernization. * All these and many other similar accomplishments were truly extraordinary because of their very identical nature; however, as I discovered during my research the eerie similar past lives, life experiences and personal resemblances of Atatürk and Meiji in opposite corners of the world, I felt that the writing of this book became more of a mission for me than just writing a history book. The core of this book however, explores two issues: the first is the reason why Turkey and Japan occupy two starkly contrasting places on the world stage today, despite the fact that Atatürk and Meiji had enacted nearly identical reforms in their respective countries; the second is the nature of the current and ongoing conflict between two different factions in Turkey – the political Islamists and the Western-minded secularists, the followers of Atatürk. Equally importantly, I will also talk about the Turkish and Japanese cultures and the curiously intertwined histories of Turkey and Japan, which go back 747 years, dating back to the invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281 by Kublai Khan’s Mongolian armies, which, by the way, were mostly made up of Christian Turks. As I mentioned at the top, although the essence of this book is to make comparisons between the contrasting end results of identical reforms of Atatürk in Turkey in the 1920s and the 1930s, and Meiji’s reforms in Japan in the late 1800s, the end result of that contrast between Japan and Turkey actually emerges before us as one foregone conclusion: Turkey, since Atatürk’s death in 1938, did not follow his footsteps, unlike Japan after Meiji. So, what did happen? Why did Turkey and Japan with the very identical reforms of Atatürk and Meiji end up in two contrasting places in the spectrum of advanced development today? What was the culprit? My arguments in this book will point in the direction of the political Islamists and their manipulative usage of Islam since Atatürk’s death, most specifically, in the direction of the cruel war they have waged in recent years against Atatürk’s secular and Western ideals.

Author : Stefan Ihrig
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780674368378

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Atatürk in the Nazi Imagination by Stefan Ihrig Pdf

Early in his career, Hitler took inspiration from Mussolini—this fact is widely known. But an equally important role model for Hitler has been neglected: Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey, who inspired Hitler to remake Germany along nationalist, secular, totalitarian, and ethnically exclusive lines. Stefan Ihrig tells this compelling story.

Author : Ray Notgrass,Charlene Notgrass
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
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Release : 2016
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1609990846

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From Adam to Us by Ray Notgrass,Charlene Notgrass Pdf

Author : Arnold M. Ludwig
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780813143309

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King of the Mountain by Arnold M. Ludwig Pdf

People may choose to ignore their animal heritage by interpreting their behavior as divinely inspired, socially purposeful, or even self-serving, all of which they attribute to being human, but they masticate, fornicate, and procreate, much as chimps and apes do, so they should have little cause to get upset if they learn that they act like other primates when they politically agitate, debate, abdicate, placate, and administrate, too." -- from the book King of the Mountain presents the startling findings of Arnold M. Ludwig's eighteen-year investigation into why people want to rule. The answer may seem obvious -- power, privilege, and perks -- but any adequate answer also needs to explain why so many rulers cling to power even when they are miserable, trust nobody, feel besieged, and face almost certain death. Ludwig's results suggest that leaders of nations tend to act remarkably like monkeys and apes in the way they come to power, govern, and rule. Profiling every ruler of a recognized country in the twentieth century -- over 1,900 people in all­­, Ludwig establishes how rulers came to power, how they lost power, the dangers they faced, and the odds of their being assassinated, committing suicide, or dying a natural death. Then, concentrating on a smaller sub-set of 377 rulers for whom more extensive personal information was available, he compares six different kinds of leaders, examining their characteristics, their childhoods, and their mental stability or instability to identify the main predictors of later political success. Ludwig's penetrating observations, though presented in a lighthearted and entertaining way, offer important insight into why humans have engaged in war throughout recorded history as well as suggesting how they might live together in peace.

Author : Christopher I. Beckwith
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009-03-16
Category : History
ISBN : 1400829941

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Empires of the Silk Road by Christopher I. Beckwith Pdf

The first complete history of Central Eurasia from ancient times to the present day, Empires of the Silk Road represents a fundamental rethinking of the origins, history, and significance of this major world region. Christopher Beckwith describes the rise and fall of the great Central Eurasian empires, including those of the Scythians, Attila the Hun, the Turks and Tibetans, and Genghis Khan and the Mongols. In addition, he explains why the heartland of Central Eurasia led the world economically, scientifically, and artistically for many centuries despite invasions by Persians, Greeks, Arabs, Chinese, and others. In retelling the story of the Old World from the perspective of Central Eurasia, Beckwith provides a new understanding of the internal and external dynamics of the Central Eurasian states and shows how their people repeatedly revolutionized Eurasian civilization. Beckwith recounts the Indo-Europeans' migration out of Central Eurasia, their mixture with local peoples, and the resulting development of the Graeco-Roman, Persian, Indian, and Chinese civilizations; he details the basis for the thriving economy of premodern Central Eurasia, the economy's disintegration following the region's partition by the Chinese and Russians in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and the damaging of Central Eurasian culture by Modernism; and he discusses the significance for world history of the partial reemergence of Central Eurasian nations after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Empires of the Silk Road places Central Eurasia within a world historical framework and demonstrates why the region is central to understanding the history of civilization.

Author : Larry Wortzel
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428910263

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Civil-Military Change in China Elites, Institutes, and Ideas after the 16th Party Congress by Larry Wortzel Pdf

In November 2002, the Chinese Communist Party held its 16th Congress and formally initiated a sweeping turnover of senior leaders in both the Party and the People's Liberation Army (PLA). The meeting heralded not merely a new set of personalities in positions of political and military power, but also the emergence of a new generation of leaders. Who are these individuals, and what does their rise mean for the future of China and its military? The group of China specialists who have written this book have applied their research talents, intelligence, and hands-on experience to clarify and explain the most important issues of the day in China. China obviously matters to the United States because of its size, its spectacular patterns of growth, its profound problems linked to rapid growth, and its military intentions. These specialists have avoided the diseases of bias, demagoguery, predispositions, and showmanship, which infect so many of the analyses of China. Rather, they have examined the facts and the trends to explain the divisions and cohesions in the Chinese leadership and their potential significance to the United States and the rest of the world. These annual conferences have a long continuity stretching back to the early 1990s. Hence, there is a common database for the books produced each year. The writers revisit major problems in China's development, particularly in the military sphere. They also examine how Chinese policies have evolved over the years, and how important the United States has been in influencing China's strategy. What, for instance, will the emerging leadership with its factious differences do about Taiwan and North Korea? The conference took place at the Carlisle Barracks in September 19- 21, 2003, and was sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute, the Heritage Foundation and the Army War College. The exchanges were frank, the atmosphere was filled with camaraderie and tension.

Author : Harold Courtenay Armstrong
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : Turkey
ISBN : OCLC:1251863971

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Gray Wolf, Mustafa Kemal: an Intimate Study of a Dictator by Harold Courtenay Armstrong Pdf

Author : Jürgen Osterhammel
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 1192 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780691169804

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The Transformation of the World by Jürgen Osterhammel Pdf

A panoramic global history of the nineteenth century A monumental history of the nineteenth century, The Transformation of the World offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transition. Jürgen Osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the Braudel of the nineteenth century, moves beyond conventional Eurocentric and chronological accounts of the era, presenting instead a truly global history of breathtaking scope and towering erudition. He examines the powerful and complex forces that drove global change during the "long nineteenth century," taking readers from New York to New Delhi, from the Latin American revolutions to the Taiping Rebellion, from the perils and promise of Europe's transatlantic labor markets to the hardships endured by nomadic, tribal peoples across the planet. Osterhammel describes a world increasingly networked by the telegraph, the steamship, and the railways. He explores the changing relationship between human beings and nature, looks at the importance of cities, explains the role slavery and its abolition played in the emergence of new nations, challenges the widely held belief that the nineteenth century witnessed the triumph of the nation-state, and much more. This is the highly anticipated English edition of the spectacularly successful and critically acclaimed German book, which is also being translated into Chinese, Polish, Russian, and French. Indispensable for any historian, The Transformation of the World sheds important new light on this momentous epoch, showing how the nineteenth century paved the way for the global catastrophes of the twentieth century, yet how it also gave rise to pacifism, liberalism, the trade union, and a host of other crucial developments.

Author : Margaret MacMillan
Publisher : Random House
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307432964

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Paris 1919 by Margaret MacMillan Pdf

A landmark work of narrative history, Paris 1919 is the first full-scale treatment of the Peace Conference in more than twenty-five years. It offers a scintillating view of those dramatic and fateful days when much of the modern world was sketched out, when countries were created—Iraq, Yugoslavia, Israel—whose troubles haunt us still. Winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize • Winner of the PEN Hessell Tiltman Prize • Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize Between January and July 1919, after “the war to end all wars,” men and women from around the world converged on Paris to shape the peace. Center stage, for the first time in history, was an American president, Woodrow Wilson, who with his Fourteen Points seemed to promise to so many people the fulfillment of their dreams. Stern, intransigent, impatient when it came to security concerns and wildly idealistic in his dream of a League of Nations that would resolve all future conflict peacefully, Wilson is only one of the larger-than-life characters who fill the pages of this extraordinary book. David Lloyd George, the gregarious and wily British prime minister, brought Winston Churchill and John Maynard Keynes. Lawrence of Arabia joined the Arab delegation. Ho Chi Minh, a kitchen assistant at the Ritz, submitted a petition for an independent Vietnam. For six months, Paris was effectively the center of the world as the peacemakers carved up bankrupt empires and created new countries. This book brings to life the personalities, ideals, and prejudices of the men who shaped the settlement. They pushed Russia to the sidelines, alienated China, and dismissed the Arabs. They struggled with the problems of Kosovo, of the Kurds, and of a homeland for the Jews. The peacemakers, so it has been said, failed dismally; above all they failed to prevent another war. Margaret MacMillan argues that they have unfairly been made the scapegoats for the mistakes of those who came later. She refutes received ideas about the path from Versailles to World War II and debunks the widely accepted notion that reparations imposed on the Germans were in large part responsible for the Second World War. Praise for Paris 1919 “It’s easy to get into a war, but ending it is a more arduous matter. It was never more so than in 1919, at the Paris Conference. . . . This is an enthralling book: detailed, fair, unfailingly lively. Professor MacMillan has that essential quality of the historian, a narrative gift.” —Allan Massie, The Daily Telegraph (London)

Author : Pankaj Mishra
Publisher : Doubleday Canada
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780385676113

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From the Ruins of Empire by Pankaj Mishra Pdf

The Victorian period, viewed in the West as a time of self-confident progress, was experienced by Asians as a catastrophe. As the British gunned down the last heirs to the Mughal Empire, burned down the Summer Palace in Beijing, or humiliated the bankrupt rulers of the Ottoman Empire, it was clear that for Asia to recover a vast intellectual effort would be required. Pankaj Mishra's fascinating, highly entertaining new book tells the story of a remarkable group of men from across the continent who met the challenge of the West. Incessantly travelling, questioning and agonising, they both hated the West and recognised that an Asian renaissance needed to be fuelled in part by engagement with the enemy. Through many setbacks and wrong turns, a powerful, contradictory and ultimately unstoppable series of ideas were created that now lie behind everything from the Chinese Communist Party to Al Qaeda, from Indian nationalism to the Muslim Brotherhood. Mishra allows the reader to see the events of two centuries anew, through the eyes of the journalists, poets, radicals and charismatics who criss-crossed Europe and Asia and created the ideas which lie behind the powerful Asian nations of the twenty-first century.

Author : Ngo Van
Publisher : AK Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781849350136

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In the Crossfire by Ngo Van Pdf

A stunning autobiographical account of the fight for freedom in Ho Chi Min's Vietnam.

Author : Wolfram Eberhard
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : China
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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A History of China by Wolfram Eberhard Pdf

"This is a social history of China, presenting the main lines of development of the Chinese social structure from the earliest times to the present day. Political history is not neglected, but is only one aspect of the picture which is presented; social and cultural changes are given more prominence. The book discusses the origins of the present regime and developments in China in the last years, but only as a part of the total development of China. The text is based upon the study of original Chinese sources, the work of modern Chinese and Japanese scholars, and also the research of western scholars"--

Author : Michael J. Seth
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 0742567133

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A Concise History of Modern Korea by Michael J. Seth Pdf

This comprehensive and balanced history of modern Korea explores the social, economic, and political issues it has faced since being catapulted into the wider world at the end of the nineteenth century. Placing this formerly insular society in a global context, Michael J. Seth describes how this ancient, culturally and ethnically homogeneous society first fell victim to Japanese imperialist expansionism, and then was arbitrarily divided in half after World War II. Seth traces the postwar paths of the two Koreas with different political and social systems and different geopolitical orientations as they evolved into sharply contrasting societies. South Korea, after an unpromising start, became one of the few postcolonial developing states to enter the ranks of the first world, with a globally competitive economy, a democratic political system, and a cosmopolitan and dynamic culture. By contrast, North Korea became one of the world's most totalitarian and isolated societies, a nuclear power with an impoverished and famine-stricken population. Considering the radically different and historically unprecedented trajectories of the two Koreas, Seth assesses the insights they offer for understanding not only modern Korea but the broader perspective of world history."

Author : Tatiana Linkhoeva
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781501748103

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Revolution Goes East by Tatiana Linkhoeva Pdf

Revolution Goes East is an intellectual history that applies a novel global perspective to the classic story of the rise of communism and the various reactions it provoked in Imperial Japan. Tatiana Linkhoeva demonstrates how contemporary discussions of the Russian Revolution, its containment, and the issue of imperialism played a fundamental role in shaping Japan's imperial society and state. In this bold approach, Linkhoeva explores attitudes toward the Soviet Union and the communist movement among the Japanese military and politicians, as well as interwar leftist and rightist intellectuals and activists. Her book draws on extensive research in both published and archival documents, including memoirs, newspaper and journal articles, political pamphlets, and Comintern archives. Revolution Goes East presents us with a compelling argument that the interwar Japanese Left replicated the Orientalist outlook of Marxism-Leninism in its relationship with the rest of Asia, and that this proved to be its undoing. Furthermore, Linkhoeva shows that Japanese imperial anticommunism was based on geopolitical interests for the stability of the empire rather than on fear of communist ideology. Thanks to generous funding from New York University and its participation in TOME (Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem), the ebook editions of this book are available as Open Access (OA) volumes from Cornell Open (cornellpress.cornell.edu/cornell-open) and other repositories.