Turkey, Greece, and the "borders" of Europe : images of nations in the West German Press 1950-1975 / Douglas Reynolds.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Reynolds, Douglas.

Series:

Hamburger Beiträge. Medien und politische Kommunikation-- Naher Osten und islamische Welt ; Bd. 22.

Hamburger Beiträge. Medien und politische Kommunikation-- Naher Osten und islamische Welt, 1863-4486 ; Bd. 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union countries--Foreign relations--Turkey.

European Union countries.

Turkey--Foreign relations--European Union countries.

Turkey.

European Union countries--Foreign relations--Greece.

Greece--Foreign relations--European Union countries.

Greece.

European Union--Turkey.

European Union.

European Union--Greece.

Press.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (557 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin : Frank & Timme, 2013.

Berlin Frank & Timme 2013

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Biographical note: Douglas Reynolds received his B. A. degree from the Florida State University in 2001, and his M. A. from the University of Erfurt in 2004. His post-graduate research concentrated on Turkey’s cultural place in Europe and the West.

Long description: The Republic of Turkey has long aspired to join Europe both politically and culturally. However, its attempts to do so have been met with scepticism, and there is no unequivocal answer to the question of whether or not Turkey is accepted and viewed as European. This question is of particular interest in the case of Germany, the engine of the European Union’s economy which is not only home to millions of Turkish immigrants, but also has a history of cooperation with Turkey unique among European countries. With its analysis of West German prestige newspapers printed between 1950 and 1975, this study looks into how Germans viewed Turkey from a cultural and political perspective during a critical period of Turkish integration with the West and Europe, and compares this with perceptions of Greece, whose path to Europe was far less problematic by virtue of its classical legacy and Christian heritage.

Contents:

""Table of Contents""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Theoretical Assumptions""; ""3. Methodology""; ""4. Historical Background""; ""5. Press Analyses""; ""6. Conclusions""; ""7. Bibliography""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Doctoral Universität Erfurt 2011.

ISBN:

9783865968876

3865968872

OCLC:

923692160