Struggling for recognition : the Alevi Movement in Germany and in transnational space /

As a religious and cultural minority in Turkey, the Alevis have suffered a long history of persecution and discrimination. In the late 1980s they started a movement for the recognition of Alevi identity in both Germany and Turkey. Today, they constitute a significant segment of Germany's Turkis...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sökefeld, Martin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, ©2008.
Temas:
1900-1999
Nosairians > Germany.
Turks > Germany.
Group identity > Germany.
Group identity.
Immigrants > Germany.
Emigration and immigration > History > 20th century.
Nuṣayrīs > Allemagne.
Turcs > Allemagne.
Identité collective > Allemagne.
Identité collective.
Émigration et immigration > Histoire > 20e siècle.
group identity.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
Emigration and immigration.
Immigrants.
Nosairians.
Turks.
Germany > Emigration and immigration.
Allemagne > Émigration et immigration.
Germany.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:As a religious and cultural minority in Turkey, the Alevis have suffered a long history of persecution and discrimination. In the late 1980s they started a movement for the recognition of Alevi identity in both Germany and Turkey. Today, they constitute a significant segment of Germany's Turkish immigrant population. In a departure from the current debate on identity and diaspora, Skefeld offers a rich account of the emergence and institutionalization of the Alevi movement in Germany, giving particular attention to its politics of recognition within Germany and in a transnational context. Th.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 291 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-283) and index.
ISBN:9780857450142
085745014X

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