Turkish Germans in the Federal Republic of Germany : Immigration, Space, and Belonging, 1961-1990
Provides a rich examination of how Turkish immigrants and their children created spaces of belonging in West German society
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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New York : Cambridge University Press,
2018
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Publications of the German Historical Institute
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| Schlagworte: | Turks Foreign workers, Turkish |
| Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource (284 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | Provides a rich examination of how Turkish immigrants and their children created spaces of belonging in West German society Cover -- Half-title -- Series information -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Contents -- Figures -- Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Settling In at Work -- Attracting and Preparing Turks for Work in West Germany -- Turkish Workers on the Job -- Preparing Foreigners for Life in West German Society -- Unsettled in German Workplaces, Settling into German Neighborhoods -- Conclusion -- 2 At Home in Almanya -- The Company Wohnheim as a Transitional Space -- Working to Make a Home -- Comfortable and Cramped -- A Center for Social Life -- Conclusion -- 3 Around the Neighborhood -- A Brief History of Wedding and Sprengelkiez -- The Opportunities and Boundaries of Social Spaces -- A Changing Neighborhood -- Intercultural Spaces and the Second Generation -- Conclusion -- 4 Learning to Belong -- Conflict in Compulsory Education -- A Land of Opportunity -- A Space of (Cross-)Cultural Education and Socialization -- The Volkshochschule as Community Mediator -- A Collaborative and Creative Space -- Conclusion -- 5 Making Space for Religion -- Religious Spaces and Social Well-Being -- Learning to Be a Turkish Muslim -- Preserving and Practicing Turkishness -- A Space Apart, or a Part of Society? -- Conclusion -- 6 Belonging in Reunified Germany -- Working Hard, Hardly Working -- Building Bridges, Guarding the Gates -- Multiculturalism in the Classroom -- Muslims and Islam in and beyond the Mosque -- Conclusion -- Conclusion: Integration as History, Reciprocity, and Space -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Archives and Collections -- Interviews Conducted by Author -- Interviews Cited from Mitte Museum's ''Die Leute vom Sparrplatz'' Exhibit -- Unpublished Interviews -- Published Memoirs and Interviews -- Periodicals -- Online Resources -- Secondary Sources -- Index |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (284 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781108662642 1108662641 9781108427302 1108427308 |