Details

Other Title:

Intermediate Turkish reader

Subjects:

Readers -- Culture.
Readers -- Political science.
Turkish language -- Readers.
Turkish language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers -- English.

Form/Genre:

Electronic books.

Language:

English

Summary:

The Routledge Intermediate Turkish Reader has been specially designed for intermediate and advanced learners of Turkish and comprises a broad selection of graded readings.Written by prominent Turkish academics and journalists, the collection of modern texts presented here have been carefully selected to ensure students receive maximum exposure to current political and cultural issues related to Turkey; from gender, ethnicity, religion and social class through to arts and history.Each reading is fully supported by:an introduction written by an expert

Contents:

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Gender and education in Turkey; 2 The social construction of men in Turkey; 3 The problematic headscarf in Turkey; 4 The concept of happiness in Turkey; 5 The politics of water in Turkey; 6 The new Turkish penal code; 7 Sexual honour in Turkey; 8 The multiculturalism of Turks throughout history; 9 Orhan Pamuk's contribution to the literary world; 10 The Turkish military's political role; 11 Turkey and the Middle East; 12 Economic sustainability in Turkey and in the world
13 The Kurdish question in Turkey14 Nationalism in Turkey; 15 Turkish cinema and politics; 16 Arabesk music in Turkey; 17 Recent relations between the EU and Turkey; 18 The Turkish left and Kemalism; 19 Turkish perceptions of 'the West'; Key to exercises; Subject Index

Notes:

Includes index.
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Local notes:

Electronic reproduction. Santa Fe, Arg.: elibro, 2020. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to eLibro affiliated libraries.

ISBN:

1-136-73416-3
1-283-54700-7
9786613859457
1-136-73417-1
0-203-81815-6

OCLC:

829462015

Publisher Number:

10.4324/9780203818152 doi