Jewish Life in Twenty-First-Century Turkey

Download or Read eBook Jewish Life in Twenty-First-Century Turkey PDF written by Marcy Brink-Danan and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2011-12-06 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Jewish Life in Twenty-First-Century Turkey
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 242
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ISBN-10 : 9780253005267
ISBN-13 : 0253005264
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Book Synopsis Jewish Life in Twenty-First-Century Turkey by : Marcy Brink-Danan

Book excerpt: 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 Turkish Jews manage the tensions between cosmopolitanism and patriotism, difference as Jews and sameness as Turkish citizens, tolerance and violence.


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