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Turkey's Kurdsby Kemal Ozcan Ozcan
Taylor & Francis 2005; US$ 44.95Using newly translated material and recent field based research results, this text on Turkey's Kurdish population examines Kurdish nationalism and in particular the ideational nature and organizational workings of the PKK. more...
East Encounters Westby Fatma Muge Gocek
Oxford University Press 1987; US$ 125.00In 1720 an Ottoman ambassador arrived in France to observe Western civilization, and report on how it could be applied in the Ottoman Empire. Based on his accounts, this book studies the impact of the West on the Empire, and of this Ottoman embassy on the two societies. more...
Ottoman Diplomacyby A. Nuri Yurdusev
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2003; US$ 100.00The origins of Ottoman diplomacy have been traced back to the Islamic tradition and Byzantine Inner Asian heritage. This volume provides a general understanding of Ottoman diplomacy in relation to the modern international system. more...
Voices from the Frontby Nadire Mater Cynthia Enloe
Palgrave Macmillan 2006; US$ 80.00Corruption, disillusionment and despair alternate with the victories of humanity overcoming hellish conditions. These are the accounts of Turkish soldiers who have fought in the internal war against the Kurds. It covers topics such as the shock of entering military life and the traumas of warfare; and the changes in personality and relations. more...
CultureShock! Turkeyby Arin Bayraktaroglu
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Ptd Ltd 2008; US$ 11.17CultureShock! Turkey is the essential handbook for anyone who wishes to comprehend the dynamic texture of the country. Besides explaining the rich culture that consists of everything from mosques to discos to kebabs to expensive haute couture, this book provides all the practical information essential for settling down, including how to find furniture for your home and the right way to greet people. Discover the remnants of the Ottoman influence in the mindsets of government as well as the people who manage to maintain their distinct Turkish identity even as they open themselves up to Western influences. CultureShock! Turkey will help you get the most out of your stay and enable you to get to the core of the Turkish character. more...
The Settlement Issue in Turkey and the Kurdsby Joost Jongerden
BRILL 2007; US$ 175.00In seeking to understand village evacuation in the Kurdistan region of Turkey in the 1980s and 1990s, this book focuses on the spatial aspects of the armed conflict. It tries to explain how settlement and resettlement policies and practices in Turkey have been part of a larger project of political and cultural engineering, based on a revision of a classical understanding of modernity as reflected in the work of Durkheim, Mauss, and Tonnies. This interdisciplinary perspective has allowed contributions from sociology to the political sciences and from history to social geography. more...
Turkeyby Arin Bayraktarog Iu
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Ptd Ltd 2010; US$ 14.39A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette in Turkey more...
Turkey Society & Culture Complete Reportby World Trade Press
World Trade Press 2010; US$ 28.50Need to know it all? Our all-inclusive culture report for Turkey will get up to speed on all aspects of culture in Turkey, including lifecycle, religion, women, superstitions & folklore, sports, holidays & festivals, and etiquette. more...
Nomads in Archaeologyby Roger Cribb
Cambridge University Press 1991; US$ 40.00This book addresses the problem of how to study mobile peoples using archaeological techniques. more...
Zu Hause in Almanyaby Aysegül Acevit
Campus Verlag 2008; US$ 16.08Hauptbeschreibung Was bedeutet Integration? Warum haben viele junge Türken so schlechte Chancen in Schule und Ausbildung? In welchen historischen Ereignissen gründen moderne Vorurteile und Missverständnisse? Wird die Türkei ein Teil der EU werden? Und wie wird deutsch-türkisches Zusammenleben in Zukunft aussehen? Aysegül Acevit wurde in der Türkei geboren und wuchs in Deutschland auf. Sie kennt das Leben in beiden Kulturen. In vielen schönen, witzigen, aber auch ernsten Geschichten erzählt sie, wie junge Menschen der 2. und 3. Generation heute leben - hier, zu Hause in Almanya. Inhaltsverzeichnis Inhalt Vorwort 1.Kismet - das Glück kommt auf eigenen Wegen Die Kinder von Zeliha Die Königin der Flimmerkiste Eine Abla ist... more...









