Jewish Life in Twenty-First-Century Turkey: The Other Side of Tolerance

by Marcy Brink-Danan

Book Overview

Turkey is famed for a history of tolerance toward minorities, and there is a growing nostalgia for the "Ottoman mosaic." In this richly detailed study, Marcy Brink-Danan examines what it means for Jews to live as a tolerated minority in contemporary Istanbul. Often portrayed as the "good minority," Jews in Turkey celebrate their long history in the region, yet they are subject to discrimination and their institutions are regularly threatened and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253356903
• ISBN13: 9780253356901
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher