Kurdish Studies, Volume 8, Number 1, May 2020 Special Issue: Alevi Kurds: History, Politics and Identity

By Umit Cetin

Special Issue: Alevi Kurds: History, Politics and Identity Guest edited by Umit Cetin, Celia Jenkins, and Suavi Aydın EDITORIAL: Alevi Kurds: History, Politics and Identity by Umit Cetin, Celia Jenkins, and Suavi Aydın Politics and Identity in Alevi Kurds: An Interview with Martin van Bruinessen by Umit Cetin, Celia Jenkins, and Suavi Aydın A Survey of the Roots and History of Kurdish Alevism: What are the Divergences and Convergences between Kurdish Alevi Groups inTurkey? by Suavi Aydın Reflections on the 19th Century Missionary Reports as Sources for the History of the (Kurdish) Kizilbash by Ayfer Karakaya-Stump Political Representation of Alevi Kurds in Turkey: Historical Trends and Main Transformations by Cengiz Gunes The Struggle to Make Diaspora Alevis Companion with Working Class: Alevism in Kavga / Kervan Magazine by Tuncay Bilecen Diasporic Homeland, Rise of Identity and New Traditionalism: The Case of the British Alevi Festival by Cemal Salman Language Attitudes and Religion: Kurdish Alevis in the UK by Birgul Yilmaz "Aspirational Capital" and Transformations in First-Generation Alevi-Kurdish Parents' Involvement with Their Children's Education in theUK by Celia Jenkins Unregulated Desires: Anomie, the "Rainbow Underclass" and Second-Generation Alevi Kurdish Gangs in London by Umit Cetin Book Reviews

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1912997487
• ISBN13: 9781912997480
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Transnational Press London
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"