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Martin Soekefeld
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Struggling for Recognition: The Alevi Movement in Germany and in Transnational Space |
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English |
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Hardcover |
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304 |
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2008-05-01 |
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1845454782 |
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Berghahn Books |
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1.15 pounds |
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6.06 x 9.06 x 0.79 inches |
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Product Description
As a religious and cultural minority in Turkey, the Alevis have suffered a long history of persecution and discrimination. Today they constitute a significant segment of Germany s Turkish immigrant population, and in the late 1980s started a movement for the recognition of Alevi identity in both Germany and Turkey. In a departure from the current debate on identity and diaspora, Sökefeld offers a rich account of the emergence and institutionalization of the Alevi movement in Germany, giving particular attention to its politics of identity within Germany and in a transnational context. The book deftly combines empirical findings with innovative theoretical arguments and addresses current questions of migration, diaspora, transnationalism and identity.
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http://bookmooch.com/1845454782 |
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