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Turkish Jews in contemporary Turkey / edited by Rifat N. Bali and Laurent-Olivier Mallet.

Contributor(s): Bali, Rıfat N, 1948- [editor.] | Mallet, Laurent-Olivier [editor.]Material type: TextTextLanguage: English, French Series: Tarih dizisi (Libra Kitapçılık ve Yayıncılık) ; 102.Publisher: Osmanbey, İstanbul : Libra Kitap, 2018Edition: 2nd editionDescription: 290 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9786059022163; 6059022162Subject(s): Jews -- Turkey -- Social conditions -- 21st century | Antisemitism -- Turkey | Turkey -- Ethnic relationsLOC classification: DS135.T8 | T855 2015Summary: The present volume consists of a selection of articles by scholars on the social and cultural situation of Turkish Jews in the last two decades. The tensions created by political events in Turkey and/or by the Israeli-Palestian conflict, the bursts of anti-Semitism which result from these tensions are some of the many aspects studied in this volume. Others aspects such as the cultural life and the cultural heritage of a demographically dwindling community are also studied. This book is indispensable for the general readership and scholars who would like to grasp and understand better the reality of a very small community living in a country which for the last two decades has been going through a transformation from a so-called secular society into one where Islamist and conservative values are dominant. Collection of articles 7 in French, 6 in English.
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"117"--Page facing title page.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The present volume consists of a selection of articles by scholars on the social and cultural situation of Turkish Jews in the last two decades. The tensions created by political events in Turkey and/or by the Israeli-Palestian conflict, the bursts of anti-Semitism which result from these tensions are some of the many aspects studied in this volume. Others aspects such as the cultural life and the cultural heritage of a demographically dwindling community are also studied. This book is indispensable for the general readership and scholars who would like to grasp and understand better the reality of a very small community living in a country which for the last two decades has been going through a transformation from a so-called secular society into one where Islamist and conservative values are dominant. Collection of articles 7 in French, 6 in English.

English and French.