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| ISBN: | 1443804231
9781443804233
9781443800600
1443800600
1282035754
9781282035751
1443800600
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-140) and index.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | The political representation of immigrant association is central for immigrants to become political actors in Germany. This book offers a comparative analysis of five Turkish immigrant associations to point out to the diverse approaches in terms of immigrant integration and citizenship rights. By exploring these associations' views on integration/ assimilation, nationalism/ethnicity, secularism/Islam and their relations with the mainstream German political parties, this book attempts to show that immigrants are not victims of the political decisions of the German state. On the contrary, Turkish immigrant elites become important actors to negotiate rights and memberships in the name of this ethno-national group. This book suggests an approach that recognizes the agency of immigrants in the socio-political discourse and also in the governing process.
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| Other form: | Print version: Yurdakul, Gokce. From Guest Workers into Muslims : The Transformation of Turkish Immigrant Associations in Germany. Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, ©2009 9781443800600
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