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Kurds of modern Turkey : migration, neoliberalism and exclusion in Turkish society / Cenk Saraçoğlu.

By: Saraçoğlu, CenkMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Library of modern Middle East studies ; 95.Publication details: London ; New York, NY : New York ; I.B. Tauris ; Distributed in the United States and Canada by Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. Description: xiv, 228 p. : map ; 23 cmISBN: 9781848854680 (hbk.); 1848854684 (hbk.)Subject(s): Kurds -- Turkey -- Social conditions -- 21st century | Kurds -- Turkey -- History | Kurds -- Turkey -- Politics and government -- 21st century | Turkey -- Ethnic relationsDDC classification: 305.8915970561 LOC classification: DR435.K87 | S27 2011
Contents:
Introduction -- Clarifying the object of analysis: exclusive recognition -- Researching the middle class, migration and Kurds in Izmir -- The historical specificity of 'exclusive recognition' -- Urban social life: the locus of exclusive recognition -- Neoliberalism, migration and urban social life -- The recognition of migrants as 'Kurds' -- Excluding the recognised -- The reinforcement of exclusive recognition -- Exclusive recognition: an ideology -- Conclusion: exclusive recognition as a form of racism.
Action note: committed to retain 20181001 in perpetuity ReCAP Shared CollectionSummary: 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 fresh approach to this contentious subject by shifting attention to the changing popular image of the Kurds in Turkish cities.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-223) and index.

Introduction -- Clarifying the object of analysis: exclusive recognition -- Researching the middle class, migration and Kurds in Izmir -- The historical specificity of 'exclusive recognition' -- Urban social life: the locus of exclusive recognition -- Neoliberalism, migration and urban social life -- The recognition of migrants as 'Kurds' -- Excluding the recognised -- The reinforcement of exclusive recognition -- Exclusive recognition: an ideology -- Conclusion: exclusive recognition as a form of racism.

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 fresh approach to this contentious subject by shifting attention to the changing popular image of the Kurds in Turkish cities.

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