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Kurds of Modern Turkey: Migration, Neoliberalism and Exclusion in Turkish Society (Library of Modern Middle East Studies)

Book information

Publisher
Tauris Academic Studies
Year
2010
ISBN
1848854684, 9781848854680
Google Books ID
sWMiAQAAMAAJ
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2690550 bytes)
Series
Library of Modern Middle East Studies
Pages
243\243
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

The role of the Kurds in Turkey has long been a controversial issue, although discussion has generally been focused around the political and cultural rights and activities of the Kurds. This book aims to bring a new approach to this contentious subject by shifting attention to the changing popular image of the Kurds in Turkish cities. It focuses particularly on the ways in which the middle-class in Turkish cities develop an exclusionary discourse against the Kurds. Cenk Sara?oglu investigates the social origins of such a perception by bringing into focus how neoliberal economic policies and Kurdish migration have transformed urban life in Turkey.

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