ISBN:
9780253005267
,
0253005264
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xviii, 218 p.)
,
ill.
Series Statement:
New anthropologies of Europe
Series Statement:
New Anthropologies of Europe
Series Statement:
Indiana series in Sephardi and Mizrahi studies
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.892/40561
Keywords:
Jews History
;
21st century
;
Turkey
;
Istanbul
;
Jews Identity
;
Turkey
;
Istanbul
;
History
;
Jews Identity
;
Jews History 21st century
;
HISTORY / Middle East / General
;
History
;
Ethnic relations
;
Jews
;
Jews ; Identity
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural
;
Istanbul (Turkey) Ethnic relations
;
Turkey
;
Istanbul
;
Istanbul (Turkey) Ethnic relations
;
Turkey ; Istanbul
;
Electronic books History
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
PREFACE: The Ends and Beginnings of 1992; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Introduction; ONE. Tolerance, Difference, and Citizenship; TWO. Cosmopolitan Signs: Names as Foreign and Local; THREE. The Limits of Cosmopolitanism; FOUR. Performing Difference: Turkish Jews on the National Stage; FIVE. Intimate Negotiations:Turkish Jews Between Stages; SIX. The One Who Writes Difference: Inside Secrecy; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index.
Abstract:
Turkey is famed for a history of tolerance toward minorities, and there is a growing nostalgia for the "Ottoman mosaic." In this richly detailed study, Marcy Brink-Danan examines what it means for Jews to live as a tolerated minority in contemporary Istanbul. Often portrayed as the "good minority," Jews in Turkey celebrate their long history in the region, yet they are subject to discrimination and their institutions are regularly threatened and periodically attacked. Brink-Danan explores the contradictions and gaps in the popular ideology of Turkey as a land of tolerance, describing how Turki
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
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