The Minority Concept in the Turkish Context
Practices and Perceptions in Turkey, Greece and France
Biographical note
Samim Akgönül, Ph.D. (2001), historian and political scientist, is Professor at the Institute of International Relations and the Department of Turkish Studies of Strasbourg University. He is the executive editor of the Journal of Muslims in Europe, Brill.
Readership
Students, scholars and all interested in identity and minority issues in the Turkish context.
Table of contents
Note by the Author
Introduction
Chapter 1: Minorities/Minority Religions. Reflections on the Turkish Context
Chapter 2: Minorities in Turkey. Minorities and the Building of the Turkish Identity
Chapter 3: Religious belonging and Transnationality. The Muslims of Greece
Chapter 4: Single Religious Belonging, Multiple National Belonging. People from Turkey in France
Conclusion
Bibliography
Introduction
Chapter 1: Minorities/Minority Religions. Reflections on the Turkish Context
Chapter 2: Minorities in Turkey. Minorities and the Building of the Turkish Identity
Chapter 3: Religious belonging and Transnationality. The Muslims of Greece
Chapter 4: Single Religious Belonging, Multiple National Belonging. People from Turkey in France
Conclusion
Bibliography
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