Andrew Mango

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Andrew Mango, November 2009

Andrew Mango (born June 14, 1926 in Istanbul , † July 6, 2014 ) was a British historian and writer .

Life

Andrew Mango was born to Anglo- Russian parents and was the brother of the Byzantinist Cyril Mango . Andrew moved to London in 1947 to take up a position in the press department of the British Embassy. In London he studied at the University of London and received his doctorate in Persian literature . While still a student, he worked for the BBC , designed the Turkish radio program there and eventually rose to head the radio station's southern European service. In 1986 he retired. However, he became famous for his books on Turkey in general and Ataturk in particular.

In his books, Mango points to the rapid economic development of Turkey and denies an Islamist danger by comparing the role of religion in Turkey with the role of the Christian church in Victorian England , emphasizing above all the achievements of Ataturk.

In 2005 he published the book Turkey and the War on Terror , in which he analyzes the terrorist groups in Turkey and their international relations, noting that the terrorist problems that the West has been facing since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 has been dealing with Turkey for many years.

Andrew Mango denied the genocide of the Armenians in his lectures and is often cited by opponents of the recognition of genocide .

Mango was the author of articles in the Encyclopaedia of Islam , which is one of the most informative specialist literature in oriental studies . Mango was the author of specialist articles in Middle Eastern Studies , which is one of the most respected journals on the Orient.

Works

Fonts (selection)

  • Turkey in the Middle East in Journal of Contemporary History , 1968
  • The State of Turkey in Middle Eastern Studies , 1977
  • The Turkish Model in Middle Eastern Studies , 1993
  • Turks and Kurds in Middle Eastern Studies , 1994
  • Turkey and the Enlargement of the European Mind in Middle Eastern Studies , 1998
  • Ataturk and the Kurds in Middle Eastern Studies , 1999
  • Progress and Disorder: 75 Years of the Turkish Republic in Middle Eastern Studies , 1999
  • Münif Pasha in Encyclopaedia of Islam

Books

  • Turkey. London 1968
  • Turkey and the War on Terror: For Thirty Years We Fought Alone. Routledge, London 2005, ISBN 0415350018 .
  • Discovering Turkey. Batsford, London 1973, ISBN 0713401788 .
  • The Turks Today. Overlook Press, London 2004, ISBN 0719562295
  • Ataturk: ​​The Biography of the Founder of Modern Turkey. Johna Murray, London 2004, ISBN 0719565928

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Andrew Mango - obituary. In: The Daily Telegraph, September 17, 2014 (accessed September 18, 2014).
  2. ^ Middle Eastern Studies
  3. ^ Norman Stone: History in the Making: The Turks Today. Review. In: cornucopia.net. Retrieved January 18, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Ataturk by Andrew Mango ( Memento from July 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Mango, Andrew
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British historian and writer
DATE OF BIRTH June 14, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Istanbul
DATE OF DEATH July 6, 2014