Estranged at Home. Turkish Migrant Identity in Opposition to German Racism
Estranged at Home. Turkish Migrant Identity in Opposition to German Racism
Author(s): Anca Pașca-SaturnSubject(s): Social history, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Migration Studies
Published by: Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai
Keywords: Return Migration; Racism; Identity Conflict; Guest Worker; Integration; Homeland; Transnational Lives; Almancı;
Summary/Abstract: Michelle Lynn Kahn’s book underscores that global migration and mobility are central to modern European history. The book traces the shifting dynamics of the relationship between Germany and Turkey, from a period of “friendship” during the guest worker program to increasing tensions in the 1980s due to racism and return migration policies. The author presents in a relaxed and journalistic style the main effects and causes of the double estrangement felt by Turkish migrants towards their adopted country and their country of origin.
Journal: Caietele Echinox
- Issue Year: 2025
- Issue No: 48
- Page Range: 386-393
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
