| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 196 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations. |
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text file |
| Series |
Library of modern Turkey ; 21
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Library of modern Turkey ; 21.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-185) and index. |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Introduction; 1. A Female Researcher in a Gecekondu Neighbourhood; 2. Internal Migration and Gecekondu Communities in Turkey; 3. Building a Gecekondu Neighbourhood, Community and Identity; 4. Urban Reforms in Ege; 5. Dissolving of the Community; 6. A Society in Transition; Conclusion; Abbreviations; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography. |
| Summary |
"Gecekondu settlements-or shanty towns-in large Turkish cities are mostly populated by low-income families, many of which have migrated from the villages of Central Anatolia. The rise of the Islamist party AKP in the 1990s and 2000s had a large impact on how these gecekondus are examined, and how they are perceived to reflect key issues at play in Turkish society: welfare, local identity, religious communities and the rise of civil society. Having lived in one of these neighbourhoods in Ankara, Burcu Şentürk's book sheds light on the experience of gecekondu dwelling in Turkey. By focusing on this aspect, she brings to the fore issues such as urbanisation, modernisation and development, as well as examining the impact these kinds of phenomena have on generation gaps and the role of women in Turkish society. By using the framework of the experience of three generations of gecekondu dwellers, Şentürk is able to chart the emergence, development and the gradual breakdown of social relations, and how the dynamics of these have changed during the course of the latter half of the twentieth century."--Bloomsbury Publishing. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Urban poor -- Turkey.
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Urban poor. |
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Turkey. |
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Slums -- Turkey.
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Slums. |
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Turkey -- Economic conditions -- 1960-
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Economic conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
1960- |
| Subject |
Turkey -- Social conditions -- 1960-
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Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
Since 1960 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781786730565 |
| ISBN |
1786730561 (electronic book) |
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9781786730565 (electronic book) |
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9781350989627 (online) |
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1350989622 |
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1784536539 |
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9781786720566 |
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1786720566 |
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9781784536534 |
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