In pursuit of belonging : forging an ethical life in European-Turkish spaces /

Belonging is a not a state that we achieve, but a struggle that we wage. The struggle for belonging is more difficult if one is returning to a homeland after many years abroad. In Pursuit of Belonging is an ethnography of Turkish migrants' struggle for understanding, intimacy and appreciation w...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rottmann, Susan Beth (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [New York] : Berghahn Books, 2019.
Series:Anthropology of Europe (Series)
Subjects:
Return migration > Turkey.
Turks > Cultural assimilation > Germany.
Ethics > Anthropological aspects > Turkey.
Turcs > Acculturation > Allemagne.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General
Emigration and immigration.
Ethics > Anthropological aspects.
Return migration.
Turks > Cultural assimilation.
Turkey > Emigration and immigration.
Asie Mineure > Émigration et immigration.
Germany.
Turkey.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: At Home in European-Turkish Space; Chapter 1
  • Making a Living in Illegal German-Turkish Call Centers; Chapter 2
  • The Circumcision Celebration: Motherhood and Ethical Transformations; Chapter 3
  • A "Man from a Village" and a "European Girl": Love and a Life Together; Chapter 4
  • Shaping a Community: A Dream Comes True; Chapter 5
  • Being and Becoming Muslim; Conclusion: In Pursuit of Belonging; Appendix 1
  • Leyla's Memoir Study Guide; Appendix 2
  • Leyla's Memoir; References; Index

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