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1 online resource. |
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text file |
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Edinburgh studies on diasporas and transnationalism
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| Summary |
Anne Sofie Schøtt explores how the Kurdish diaspora in Denmark supported the Kurdish struggle in Syria from the battle of Kobane (2014) to the defeat in Afrin (2018). She examines the political lobbyism, the courtroom activism and the humanitarian action of the various Kurdish diaspora groups. |
| Contents |
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- BRICOLAGE -- Part I Kurdish Diaspora Mobilisation and Identity Formation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Conceptual and Theoretical Framework -- 3 Methodology and Fieldwork -- Part II The Emergence of Kurdish Activists in Syria and in Denmark -- 4 The Kurds of Syria: From the Forgotten People to World-stage Actors -- 5 Becoming a Diaspora: The Kurds and Kurdish Activists in Denmark -- Part III Ambiguous Interplays -- 6 The Castle and the Square: Political Lobbyism -- 7 The Courtroom: Legal Struggle for Military Support -- 8 The Suburb and the Field: Charity Work -- Part IV Findings and Conclusions -- 9 Ambiguous Interplays and Reformulations of Kurdish Identities -- Appendix -- References -- Index |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Kurdish diaspora.
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Kurdish diaspora. |
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Kurds -- Denmark.
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Kurds. |
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Denmark. |
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Denmark -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books. |
| Chronological Term |
2000-2099 |
| Added Title |
Kurdish diaspora mobilization in Denmark |
| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781474491723 1474491707 9781474491709 (OCoLC)1252844875 |
| ISBN |
9781474491730 (electronic book) |
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1474491731 (electronic book) |
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1474491707 |
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9781474491709 |
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9781474491723 (ePub ebook) |
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1474491723 |
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