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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792298003321

Autore

Reynolds Douglas

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, : Frank & Timme, 2013

ISBN

3-86596-887-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (557 p.)

Collana

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

Soggetti

Nation

Image

Greece

Turkey

Press

West Germany

European Union countries Foreign relations Turkey

Turkey Foreign relations European Union countries

European Union countries Foreign relations Greece

Greece Foreign relations European Union countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.