Turkey geographic and social perspectives edited by Peter Benedict, Erol T�umertekin, Fatma Mansur.

Modified version of the Turkish ed. published in 1971 under title: T�urkiye: cograf� ve sosyal arastirmalar. Includes bibliographies. Contents: The development of human geography in Turkey / Erol T�umertekin -- The influence of social structure on land division and settlement in inner Anatolia / Wolf-Dieter H�utteroth -- Types of rural settlement and their characteristics / Necdet Tun�cdilek -- Land ownership in rural settlements / Adnan G �uriz -- Shepherd becomes farmer : a study of sedentarization and social change in Southeastern Turkey / Daniel Bates -- The changing order of socio-economic life : state-induced change / Leyla Sayar Elbruz -- Indices of modernization : Erenk�oy, a case of local initiative / Ahmet Tuga�c -- Social change in �Cukurova : a comparison of four villages / M�ubeccel B. Kiray -- Systems of change in Turkish village agriculture / John Kolars. Contents: The changing role of provincial towns : a case study from Southwestern Turkey / Peter Benedict -- The demographic determinants of urbanization in Turkey, 1935-1970 / Frederic C. Shorter and Belgin Tek�ce -- Urbanization in Turkey and some examples / Tugrul Ak�cura -- Squatter settlement (Gecekondu) problems in Istanbul / Nephan Saran -- Turkish external migration and social mobility / Nermin Abadan-Unat -- Super Westernization in urban life in the Ottoman Empire in the last quarter of the nineteenth century / Serif Mardin.