The Routledge intermediate turkish reader: political and cultural articles

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.Suitable for both class use and independent study, The Routledge IntermediateTurkish Reader is an essential tool for increasing language proficiency and enriching the learners' socio-cultural knowledge of Turkey. Åženel Symons is a specialist on sociolinguistics and has been teaching Turkish at the University of Oxford, UK, since 2004. INDICE: Introduction Chapter 1: Gender and Education in Turkey Chapter 2: The Social Construction of Men in Turkey Chapter 3: The Problematic Headscarf in Turkey Chapter 4: The Conceptions of Happiness in Turkey Chapter 5: The Politics of Water in Turkey Chapter 6: The New Turkish Penal Code Chapter 7: Sexual Honour in Turkey Chapter 8: The Multiculturalism of Turks throughout History Chapter 9: Orhan Pamuk's Contribution to the Literary World Chapter 10: The Turkish Military's Political Role Chapter 11: Turkey and the MiddleEast Chapter 12: Economic Sustainability in Turkey and in the World Chapter13: The Kurdish Question in Turkey Chapter 14: Nationalism in Turkey Chapter 15: Turkish Cinema and Politics Chapter 16: Arabesk Music in Turkey Chapter 17: Recent Relations between the EU and Turkey Chapter 18: The Turkish Leftand Kemalism Chapter 19: Turkish Perceptions of "the West" Key to Exercises

• ISBN: 978-0-415-56817-3
• Editorial: Routledge
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 200
• Fecha Publicación: 25/04/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés