Books by Alexander Lyon Macfie

Offering a brief history of the debate regarding orientalism, as defined by Edward Said and others, this text reprises the critical debate about western images and stereotypes of the Arab world and Islam.

This study examines Ataturk's life from his early military and political career. It includes chapters on the foundation of Turkey's national movement; the civil war; modernization, westernization and reform; and politics, opposition and conspiracy.

The collapse of the Ottoman Empire is a key event in the shaping of modern times. From its ruin rose new countries including Syria and Turkey. This volume considers the reasons for the end of the Ottoman Empire, explains the course of it, and examines the aftermath.

This is a guide to the Eastern Question, the problem that faced the European states of how to react to the decline of the Ottoman Empire. The book examines the impact of the Napoleonic wars, the Greek War of Independence, the Crimean War and the Eastern Crisis of 1876-8.