Turkish Guest Workers in Germany tells the post-war story of Turkish "guest workers," whom West German employers recruited to fill their depleted ranks. Jennife

Provides a rich examination of how Turkish immigrants and their children created spaces of belonging in West German society.

This book provides the first English-language history of the postwar labor migration to West Germany. Drawing on government bulletins, statements by political l

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Within Germany, policies and cultural attitudes toward migrants have been profoundly shaped by the difficult legacies of the Second World War and its aftermath.