Description
Provides a rich examination of how Turkish immigrants and their children created spaces of belonging in West German society.
About the Author
Sarah Thomsen Vierra is an assistant professor of history at New England College of Henniker, New Hampshire. She received her doctorate in European history from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and was granted the Fritz Stern Dissertation Prize by the German Historical Institute in 2012. In addition, she has contributed chapters on West Berlin's Turkish community, the influence of the Cold War on the guest worker program, and migration in modern German history more broadly to edited volumes. Her research interests include migration, ethnic and religious minorities in European society, and everyday history.
Reviews
'Historical works on Turkish Germans and Turkish Gastarbeiter (i.e, 'guest workers') are in short supply. Though Turks are the largest ethnic minority in Germany, only recently have scholars begun to pay serious attention to this group. [Thomsen] Vierra delivers a social history of first-generation Turkish immigrants and their children, exploring how they interacted with and indeed influenced the community in which they lived while also creating spaces for themselves that were distinctly Turkish. [Thomsen] Vierra's research focuses primarily on the West Berlin neighborhood of Sprengelkiez, and she makes clear that she does not intend her book to speak for the experiences of all Turkish Germans. Geographic specificity aside, this volume is a welcome addition to the literature on German ethnic minorities and guest workers ... readable and richly supported by both Turkish and German sources, including oral histories, newspapers, archival documents, and memoirs. Highly recommended.' J. T. Rasel, Choice
Book Information
ISBN 9781108446051
Author Sarah Thomsen Vierra
Format Paperback
Page Count 281
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 460g
Dimensions(mm) 230mm * 153mm * 15mm