Germany in transit : nation and migration, 1955-2005 /

How does migration change a nation? Germany in Transit is the first sourcebook to illuminate the country's transition into a multiethnic society - from the arrival of the first guest workers in the mid-1950s to the most recent reforms in immigration and citizenship law. The book charts the high...

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Other Authors: Göktürk, Deniz, 1963-, Gramling, David, 1976-, Kaes, Anton
Format: Book
Language:English
German
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2007.
Series:Weimar and now ; 40.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : a German dream?
  • 1. Working guests : Gastarbeiter and green card holders
  • 2. Our socialist friends : foreigners in East Germany
  • 3. Is the boat full? Xenophobia, racism, and violence
  • 4. What is a German? Legislating national identity
  • 5. Religion and diaspora : Muslims, Jews, and Christians
  • 6. Promoting diversity : institutions of multiculturalism
  • 7. An immigration country? The limits of culture
  • 8. Living in two worlds? Domestic space, family, and community
  • 9. Writing back : literature and multilingualism
  • 10. A Turkish Germany : film, music, and everyday life
  • Epilogue : Global already?