The Turkish-American conundrum : immigrants and expatriates between politics and culture / edited by Gönül Pultar, Louis Mazzari and Belma Ötüs Baskett.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pultar, Gönül, editor.

Mazzari, Louis, editor.

Ötüş-Baskett, Belma, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Turkic peoples--History.

Turkic peoples.

Turkey--Emigration and immigration.

Turkey.

Genre:

Libros electrónicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2019]

Summary:

This collection of essays discusses various aspects of the experiences of Turkish immigrants in the United States, and of US expatriates in Turkey. It explores the predicament of the Turkish-American element on US soil, in a manner paralleling already existent disciplines such as Italian-American Studies and German-American Studies, and assembles disparate research on the subject. As such, it will serve to herald in print the launching of a new paradigm, Turkish-American Studies.The volume fits within transnational American Studies, but also develops its own approach, which is what constitutes its novelty.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

List of Tables

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Turks in the United States

The Turks in America

Literature about the Turkish Immigration to the United States of America

Politics of Migrant Belonging

Adaptation and Integration Process of First Generation Turkish Americans and Turks Living in the United States

The Mosque Community of Turkish Tailors in Massachusetts

Contemporary Turkish-American Writers and Their Work

Americans in Turkey

"America makes me stronger"

"One sees it better from a distance"

Contextualizing Turkish-American Studies

Turkish-American Studies

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

1-5275-3146-5

OCLC:

1099435089