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Encounters in the Turkey-Syria borderland /

This is the story of ordinary people whose lives have intersected with the state of politics in the Middle East. Since the civil conflict erupted in Syria, the lives of both Turks and Syrians have changed drastically. By voicing individual stories of Syrians who sought shelter in Gaziantep, Turkey,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Balamir-Coskun, Bezen, 1973- (Autor), Nielsen, Selin Yildiz (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2018.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Part One: Background; Chapter One; A Brief History of Modern Syria (1946-2000); The Reign of Bashar al-Assad until the Outbreak of the Civil War (2000-11); Chronology of the Syrian Civil War (2011-17); Conclusion; Chapter Two; The Asylum Seekers and Refugees as an International Problem; A Brief Review of the Movements of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Turkish Lands; The Refugee Regime in Turkey and Syrian Asylum Seekers; Proud to Protect Refugees? Turkey's Refugee and Asylum Regime Revisited after 2013
  • ConclusionChapter Three; Mediation, Humanitarian Aid and Support to Opposition Movements (2011-13); Humanitarian Diplomacy or Humanitarianism (2013); Turkish Public Opinion towards Syrians turned Sour after 2013; Persuading the Public; Conclusion; Part Two: Setting; Chapter Four; Geography and Economy; History: from Aintab to Gaziantep; The People of Gaziantep; Syrians in Gaziantep; Conclusion; Part Three: Encounters; Chapter Five; Prelude; Honey, We are Home ...?; Gaziantep to Aleppo; The Spring Comes to Syria; Sweet Dreams are Made of This ... ; Shattered Lives: Samed, Nasser, Zahra, and Mouhtar
  • Monologues of RefugeesMonologues on Refugees; Epilogue; Chapter Six; My Background; Al-Nazeer Family; Aimar's Story; Badir the Builder; Raina and Reem; Epilogue; Appendix A; Appendix B; Bibliography; About the Authors