Political change in rural Turkey : Erdemli / by Joseph S. Szyliowicz.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [204]-213) and index.

PART I. 1941 : I. ERDEMLİ IN PERSPECTIVE - II. THE NOMADIC HERITAGE ; Geographic , Location , History , Population , Economic Life , Relations with the Outside World - III. THE VILLAGERS AND THE GOVERNMENT ; The Background , The Village Law and Erdemli , The Social Institutions and the Atatürk Reforms , Education and Erdemli -- PART II. 1957 : IV. THE EMERGENCE OF A MARKET ECONOMY; Population , Agriculture , Business and Commercial Institutions , Town-Village Relations , The Annual Migration - V. TRADITION AND CHANGE ; The New Way of Life , The Strength of Tradition , The New Outlook on Education , Religion , Superstitions and Beliefs - VI. THE MUNICIPALITY AND THE NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION ; The Municipality's Organization and Functions , Municipality Finances , The Municipal Leaders and their Achievements , The Administrative Organization and Functions , Relations between the Municipality and the Administrators - VII. POLITICAL PARTIES IN ERDEMLİ ; Political Parties in Turkey , The Organization of the Parties , Political Affiliations , Attitudes toward the Parties - VIII. POLITICS AND ELECTIONS ; The Creation of the kaza , Intra-Party Dissension , The Selection of Candidates for Deputy , The Villager and Party Propaganda , The 1957 Elections - IX. THE LESSON OF ERDEMLİ.