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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813200703321

Autore

Şengül Ceren

Titolo

Customized forms of Kurdishness in Turkey : state rhetoric, locality, and language use / / Ceren Şengül

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

1-4985-7357-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (137 pages)

Collana

Kurdish societies, politics, and international relations

Disciplina

305.891/5970561

Soggetti

Kurds - Turkey - Politics and government

Kurds - Turkey - Social conditions

Kurds - Turkey - Languages

Turkey Ethnic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : researching Kurdishness in Turkey -- Abbreviations -- Two "moments of transition" : how state rhetoric plays a role in manifestations of Kurdishness -- Contextualising Kurdishness through localities : everyday experiences of prejudice/discrimination -- Contextualising Kurdishness through language : family environment and neighbourhood -- Conclusion : (re-)shaping Kurdishness from macro to micro -- Appendix : list of the respondents.

Sommario/riassunto

This book unpacks the diversity of experiences of Kurdishness in Turkey. By doing that, this book fills the gap within the literature on ethnicities.