Minority Memory, Identity, and Reconciliation
Migration and minority rights are increasingly at the forefront of global discourse. Minority Memory, Identity, and Reconciliation explores the lives of two often overlooked minority communities: the Greek Orthodox minority in Istanbul, Türkiye, and the Turkish Muslim minority in Western Thrace, Gre...
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| description | Migration and minority rights are increasingly at the forefront of global discourse. Minority Memory, Identity, and Reconciliation explores the lives of two often overlooked minority communities: the Greek Orthodox minority in Istanbul, Türkiye, and the Turkish Muslim minority in Western Thrace, Greece. As empires dissolved, the leaders and political elites of new, smaller nations that emerged embarked on population exchanges to increase the ethnic and religious homogeneity of their nation-states. Although these two minority communities differ in religious, ethnic, and socioeconomic terms, they both offer unique perspectives on what happens to people who live on what is perceived as the wrong side of an arbitrarily drawn border.
Drawing from the personal stories of members of these two minority communities regarding their struggle with displacement, discrimination, and cultural assimilation, as well as comprehensive historical analysis, this book examines how historical traumas, national policies, and sociopolitical dynamics have influenced contemporary minority memory and identity formation. By incorporating interviews with community leaders, civil society representatives, and state officials, this book offers a rich, multifaceted perspective on the processes of memory and identity formation that underscores the broader implications of these processes for international relations in the region and minority rights. Gül M. Gür pulls together theories of nationalism, collective memory, and narrative practice to highlight the unique process of minority memory work and its role in sustaining minority identity and their advocacy efforts. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1617372025-07-02T05:00:38Z Minority Memory, Identity, and Reconciliation Gür, Gül M Greek Orthodox minority, Istanbul, Turkish Muslim minority, Western Thrace, minority identity, nation-building, Greek-Turkish relations, collective memory, ethnoreligious identity, historical trauma, national policies, comparative analysis, minority rights, forced migration, cultural assimilation, social boundaries, in-group and out-group relations, intergenerational memory, narrative practice, minority-kin-state relations, ethnographic vignettes, social memory, historical analysis, minority experiences, national narratives, personal narratives, minority resilience, identity struggles, bilateral relations, institutional discrimination, demographic changes, social integration, cultural survival, minority memory work, memory space, national identity, psychological impact, emotional narratives, state policies, migration challenges, citizenship issues, social identity, minority community leaders, historical injustices, geopolitical dynamics thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPS International relations Migration and minority rights are increasingly at the forefront of global discourse. Minority Memory, Identity, and Reconciliation explores the lives of two often overlooked minority communities: the Greek Orthodox minority in Istanbul, Türkiye, and the Turkish Muslim minority in Western Thrace, Greece. As empires dissolved, the leaders and political elites of new, smaller nations that emerged embarked on population exchanges to increase the ethnic and religious homogeneity of their nation-states. Although these two minority communities differ in religious, ethnic, and socioeconomic terms, they both offer unique perspectives on what happens to people who live on what is perceived as the wrong side of an arbitrarily drawn border. Drawing from the personal stories of members of these two minority communities regarding their struggle with displacement, discrimination, and cultural assimilation, as well as comprehensive historical analysis, this book examines how historical traumas, national policies, and sociopolitical dynamics have influenced contemporary minority memory and identity formation. By incorporating interviews with community leaders, civil society representatives, and state officials, this book offers a rich, multifaceted perspective on the processes of memory and identity formation that underscores the broader implications of these processes for international relations in the region and minority rights. Gül M. Gür pulls together theories of nationalism, collective memory, and narrative practice to highlight the unique process of minority memory work and its role in sustaining minority identity and their advocacy efforts. 2025-06-25T05:00:14Z 2025-06-25T05:00:14Z 2025-06-24T13:19:14Z 2025 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/103791 9780472077458 9780472057450 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/161737 eng Ethnic Conflict: Studies in Nationality, Race, and Culture open access image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/103791/1/9780472905041.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/103791/1/9780472905041.pdf University of Michigan Press 10.3998/mpub.12060196 10.3998/mpub.12060196 b7359529-e5f7-4510-a59f-d7dafa1d4d17 9780472077458 9780472057450 277 open access |
| spellingShingle | Greek Orthodox minority, Istanbul, Turkish Muslim minority, Western Thrace, minority identity, nation-building, Greek-Turkish relations, collective memory, ethnoreligious identity, historical trauma, national policies, comparative analysis, minority rights, forced migration, cultural assimilation, social boundaries, in-group and out-group relations, intergenerational memory, narrative practice, minority-kin-state relations, ethnographic vignettes, social memory, historical analysis, minority experiences, national narratives, personal narratives, minority resilience, identity struggles, bilateral relations, institutional discrimination, demographic changes, social integration, cultural survival, minority memory work, memory space, national identity, psychological impact, emotional narratives, state policies, migration challenges, citizenship issues, social identity, minority community leaders, historical injustices, geopolitical dynamics thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPS International relations Gür, Gül M Minority Memory, Identity, and Reconciliation |
| title | Minority Memory, Identity, and Reconciliation |
| title_full | Minority Memory, Identity, and Reconciliation |
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| title_short | Minority Memory, Identity, and Reconciliation |
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| topic | Greek Orthodox minority, Istanbul, Turkish Muslim minority, Western Thrace, minority identity, nation-building, Greek-Turkish relations, collective memory, ethnoreligious identity, historical trauma, national policies, comparative analysis, minority rights, forced migration, cultural assimilation, social boundaries, in-group and out-group relations, intergenerational memory, narrative practice, minority-kin-state relations, ethnographic vignettes, social memory, historical analysis, minority experiences, national narratives, personal narratives, minority resilience, identity struggles, bilateral relations, institutional discrimination, demographic changes, social integration, cultural survival, minority memory work, memory space, national identity, psychological impact, emotional narratives, state policies, migration challenges, citizenship issues, social identity, minority community leaders, historical injustices, geopolitical dynamics thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPS International relations |
| topic_facet | Greek Orthodox minority, Istanbul, Turkish Muslim minority, Western Thrace, minority identity, nation-building, Greek-Turkish relations, collective memory, ethnoreligious identity, historical trauma, national policies, comparative analysis, minority rights, forced migration, cultural assimilation, social boundaries, in-group and out-group relations, intergenerational memory, narrative practice, minority-kin-state relations, ethnographic vignettes, social memory, historical analysis, minority experiences, national narratives, personal narratives, minority resilience, identity struggles, bilateral relations, institutional discrimination, demographic changes, social integration, cultural survival, minority memory work, memory space, national identity, psychological impact, emotional narratives, state policies, migration challenges, citizenship issues, social identity, minority community leaders, historical injustices, geopolitical dynamics thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPS International relations |
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