Atlas of a Tropical Germany: Essays on Politics and Culture, 1990-1998
Zafer Senocak
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Description for Atlas of a Tropical Germany: Essays on Politics and Culture, 1990-1998
Paperback. Presents an English translation that includes essays which chart an orientation for German life, culture, and politics beyond the Cold War and at the dawn of an unprecedented era. Translator(s): Adelson, Leslie A. Series: Texts and Contexts. Num Pages: 145 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 10. Weight in Grams: 199.
"Germany long ago became part of us German Turks," Zafer Senocak observes. "Are we also a part of Germany?" Gathered here for the first time in English translation, these essays chart a new orientation for German life, culture, and politics beyond the Cold War and at the dawn of an unprecedented era. The 1990s began with national unification between East and West and closed with a radical liberalization of German citizenship law; many questions about the largest minority in this multicultural Germany have yet to be asked. This decade also reeled with war in the Persian Gulf and "ethnic cleansing" ... Read more
"Germany long ago became part of us German Turks," Zafer Senocak observes. "Are we also a part of Germany?" Gathered here for the first time in English translation, these essays chart a new orientation for German life, culture, and politics beyond the Cold War and at the dawn of an unprecedented era. The 1990s began with national unification between East and West and closed with a radical liberalization of German citizenship law; many questions about the largest minority in this multicultural Germany have yet to be asked. This decade also reeled with war in the Persian Gulf and "ethnic cleansing" ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
145
Condition
New
Series
Texts and Contexts
Number of Pages
145
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803292758
SKU
V9780803292758
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About Zafer Senocak
Zafer Senocak was born in 1961 in Ankara, Turkey, but has lived primarily in Berlin and Munich since 1970. One of the most insightful intellectuals in Germany today, Senocak in the last decade has often focused on German politics and culture, particularly as they relate to the increasingly multicultural dimensions of contemporary German life. He is a frequent contributor to ... Read more
Reviews for Atlas of a Tropical Germany: Essays on Politics and Culture, 1990-1998
"As a critical commentator on the political and cultural significance of Germany's largest minority population, Senocak is without equal. His provocative essays, expertly presented by Leslie Adelson, speak to issues of profound importance: Germany's relationship to its fascist past, the history of the West's encounter with Islam, and the future definition of Europe."
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