In pursuit of belonging : forging an ethical life in European-Turkish spaces / Susan Beth Rottmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rottmann, Susan Beth, author.

Series:

Anthropology of Europe ; v. 4.

Anthropology of Europe ; vol. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Return migration--Turkey.

Return migration.

Return migrants--Turkey.

Return migrants.

Belonging (Social psychology)--Turkey.

Belonging (Social psychology).

Emigration and immigration.

Social aspects.

Germany--Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.

Germany.

Turkey--Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.

Turkey.

Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

x, 203 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2019.

Summary:

Belonging is a not a state that we achieve, but a struggle that we wage. The struggle for belonging is more difficult if one is returning to a homeland after many years abroad. In Pursuit of Belonging is an ethnography of Turkish migrants' struggle for understanding, intimacy and appreciation when they return from Germany to their Turkish homeland. Drawing on an established tradition of life story writing in anthropology, Rottmann conveys the struggle to forge an ethical life by relating the experiences of a second-generation German-Turkish woman named Leyla.

Contents:

Introduction: At Home in European-Turkish Space; Chapter 1

Making a Living in Illegal German-Turkish Call Centers; Chapter 2

The Circumcision Celebration: Motherhood and Ethical Transformations; Chapter 3

A "Man from a Village" and a "European Girl": Love and a Life Together; Chapter 4

Shaping a Community: A Dream Comes True; Chapter 5

Being and Becoming Muslim; Conclusion: In Pursuit of Belonging; Appendix 1

Leyla's Memoir Study Guide; Appendix 2

Leyla's Memoir; References; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1789202698

9781789202694

OCLC:

1066125148