Encounters in the Turkey-Syria Borderland (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781527514027)

This is the story of ordinary people whose lives have intersected with the state of politics in the Middle East. Since the civil conflict erupted in Syria, the lives of both Turks and Syrians have changed drastically. By voicing individual stories of Syrians who sought shelter in Gaziantep, Turkey, and their encounters with the host community, this book contributes to the current literature on Syrian refugees. As such, rather than offering a dry scholarly account of the war and the crisis, it details the emotional odyssey of two academics who lived through such turbulent times alongside Syrians in the Turkey-Syria borderland. The book will appeal to readers who wish to know Syrian refugees as individuals, rather than as a totalistic category. Partly ethnographic and partly oral history, it presents a different side of the crisis in Syria.

Author: Bezen Balamir Coşkun,Selin Yıldız Nielsen
ISBN-10: 1527514021
ISBN-13: 9781527514027
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Language: English
Published: 08/21/2018
Pages: 127
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.90w x 0.50d