224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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A North Caucasian ethnic group that has been largely obscured in world history as a result of their expulsion from their homeland by Tsarist Russia in the 1860s, Circassians now comprise significant communities not only in the Northwest Caucasus but also in Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Europe and the US. The Circassian Diaspora investigates how a community of impoverished migrants has evolved into a... Read more
Introduction 1 Locating Circassians in the Theory 2 Circassia and Circassians 3 History of Circassia and Circassians 4 Formation of Circassian Diaspora in Turkey 5 Ideologies and Formal Organisations in Circassian Diaspora 6 Informal Circassian Political Organisations in Turkey Conclusion
Biography
Zeynel Abidin Besleney is an independent researcher focussing on Russian, Eurasian, Caucasian, and Turkish Politics, Nationalism and Identity Politics, and Diaspora Studies.
