Atlas of a Tropical Germany: Essays on Politics and Culture, 1990-1998 (Texts and Contexts) [Paperback]

Zafer Senocak (Author), Leslie A. Adelson (Translator, Introduction)

Book Description

Series: Texts and Contexts | Publication Date: November 1, 2000

"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" in the Balkans. As Germans imagine themselves as westerners interacting with Muslim populations at home and abroad, these essays acquire a critical urgency. Senocak reconfigures the Turkish diaspora and the German nation by mapping a "tropical Germany."

Editorial Reviews

Review

"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."oArlene A. Teraoka, author of East, West, and Others: The Third World in Postwar German Literature

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

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Product Details

• Paperback: 145 pages
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press (November 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803292759
• ISBN-13: 978-0803292758
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #729,063 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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