This extensive analysis of the Mardin conflict in southeast Turkey considers the likelihood that socioreligious movements; such as the popular Glen movement; could effect positive change in ethnoreligious disputes; even those decades old. By focusing specifically on how Glen volunteers helped minimize the support of terrorist organizations in Anatolia; this guide illustrates how potent nonpolitical solutions to ethnic conflict can be.
#1672637 in Books 2014-01-07Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 7.20 x .60 x 5.00l; .45 #File Name: 1595589406224 pages
Review
9 of 15 people found the following review helpful. Not what I expectedBy Karen ZiminskiI expected it to be about South Asians assimilating or not assimilating; as the case may be; in America. As a family therapist who treats many South Asians; I was looking for insight into how the immigrant experience affects family life. That isn't the subject of the book.The author goes into how some South Asian immigrants have moved to the US and become very wealthy; while others are exploited and kept down.He writes about various South Asian political movements; and he seems to have a strong preference for Communism. I am not a Communist; but I have to admit he has some good insights. He says: "Military force has become an even more necessary component of statecraft as the United States sees its manufacturing wither and its society become addicted to credit and cheap goods from elsewhere." This is; I believe; why the United States keeps getting involved in overseas conflicts that are really not its concern.12 of 17 people found the following review helpful. A must readBy Sonia KotechaI appreciate how Dr. Vijay Prashad chronicles my history as a second generation South Asian American in a social/political/economic context. He speaks to my soul; validates my worldview and inspires me to think about social justice in new ways.
