Turkish Germans in the Federal Republic of Germany: Immigration, Space, and Belonging, 1961-1990

ISBN-13: 9781108446051 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 281 str.

Sarah Thomsen Vierra

Opis

Provides a rich examination of how Turkish immigrants and their children created spaces of belonging in West German society.

Recenzje

'Historical works on Turkish Germans and Turkish Gastarbeiter (i.e, 'guest workers') are in short supply. Though Turks are the largest ethnic minority in Germany, only recently have scholars begun to pay serious attention to this group. [Thomsen] Vierra delivers a social history of first-generation Turkish immigrants and their children, exploring how they interacted with and indeed influenced the community in which they lived while also creating spaces for themselves that were distinctly Turkish. [Thomsen] Vierra's research focuses primarily on the West Berlin neighborhood of Sprengelkiez, and she makes clear that she does not intend her book to speak for the experiences of all Turkish Germans. Geographic specificity aside, this volume is a welcome addition to the literature on German ethnic minorities and guest workers … readable and richly supported by both Turkish and German sources, including oral histories, newspapers, archival documents, and memoirs. Highly recommended.' J. T. Rasel, Choice

Spis treści

1. Settling in at work; 2. At home in Almanya; 3. Around the neighbourhood; 4. Learning to belong; 5. Making space for religion; 6. Belonging in reunified Germany; Conclusion: integration as history, reciprocity, and space.