The University of Wisconsin Press

---

Middle Eastern Studies / American History / Ethnic Studies / Islam

---

 

Turkish Migration to the United States From Ottoman Times to the Present Edited by A. Deniz Balgamis and Kemal H. Karpat Turkish immigrants in America This is the first attempt to present a comprehensive picture of immigration to the United States from the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey, consisting of historical overviews, case studies of recent Turkish immigrants' adaptation to contemporary American life and their attitudes towards Islam, and essays on sources. The contributors include Rifat N. Bali, Lisa DiCarlo, John J. Grabowski, Müzeyyen Güler, Nedim Ipek, Kemal H. Karpat, Mustafa Saatçi, Rudolph J. Vecoli. "Kemal Karpat and Deniz Balgamis have produced an original and impressive volume of more than a dozen expert papers (based on archival research and oral history) concerning Turkish immigration to the United States from the Ottoman period to today.  For the first time, this rich and nuanced set of papers provides readers with an informed, fascinating and comprehensive investigation of this diverse migration stream, which began around 1860 and continues to the present.  In publishing this edited book, Karpat and Balgamis have performed a valuable service for scholars and students of international migration.  This scholarly volume is a welcome and significant contribution to historical immigration studies and will no doubt be an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the history of immigration and settlement in the United States from this increasingly important part of the world."—Joseph Chamie, Research Director at the Center for Migration Studies, and Editor of the International Migration Review A. Deniz Balgamis, PhD in History, is the Associate Director of the Center for Turkish Studies and Associate Editor of the International Journal of Turkish Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Kemal H. Karpat is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His books include Ottoman Population, 1830–1914 and The Politicization of Islam, both of which analyze the effects of migration on social change. Media & bookseller inquiries regarding review copies, events, and interviews can be directed to the publicity department at publicity@uwpress.wisc.edu or (608) 263-0734. (If you want to examine a book for possible course use, please see our Course Books page. If you want to examine a book for possible rights licensing, please see Rights & Permissions.) Distributed for the Center for Turkish Studies Contents | Related interest Contents Introduction, Kemal H. Karpat PART I SOURCES AND APPROACHES TO OTTOMAN/TURKISH MIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES The History of Turkish Migrations: A Research Agenda Rudolph J. Vecoli Forging New Links in the Early Turkish Migration Chain:  The U.S. Census and early Twentieth Century Ships' Manifests John J. Grabowski PART II HISTORICAL OVERVIEW AND CASE STUDIES The Emigration from the Ottoman Empire to America Nedim Ipek and K. Tuncer Çaglayan Reflections of the First Muslim Immigration to America in Ottoman Documents Mehmet Ugur Ekinci From Anatolia to the New World: The First Anatolian Immigrants to America Rifat N. Bali Conflict and Cooperation: Diverse Ottoman Ethnic Groups in Peabody, Massachusetts Isil Acehan “Home Away from Home: Early Turkish Migration to the United States Reflected in the Lives and Times of Bayram Mehmet and Hazim Vasfi” Emrah Sahin PART III RECENT IMMIGRATION New Migration, Old Trends: Turkish Immigrants and Segmented Assimilation in the United States Mustafa Saatçi A Profile of Immigrant Women from Turkey in the United States, 1900–2000 Aysem R. Senyürekli Migration from Giresun to the United States: The Role of Regional Identity Lisa DiCarlo Turkish Immigrants in the United States: Men, Women and Children Müzeyyen Güler The Turks Finally Establish a Community in the United States Kemal H. Karpat Turkish Islam (with Introduction by Kemal H. Karpat) Lloyd A. Fallers   Contributors Bibliography Index Of Related Interest, distributed for the Center for Turkish Studies Identity and Identity Formation in the Ottoman World A Volume of Essays in Honor of Norman Itzkowitz Edited by Baki Tezcan and Karl K. Barbir Ottoman Borderlands Issues, Personalities, and Political Changes Edited by Kemal H. Karpat, with Robert Zens Ottoman Bosnia A History in Peril Edited by Markus Koller and Kemal H. Karpat With a preface by Noel Malcolm Turkish Foreign Policy Recent Developments Edited by Kemal H. Karpat Mutiny and Rebellion in the Ottoman Empire Edited by Jane Hathaway Also available directly from The International Journal of Turkish Studies: The Turks of Bulgaria: The History, Culture, and Political Fate of a Minority, edited by Kemal H. Karpat, ISBN: 975-428-017-7, Paper $35.00. Available through ijts@mailplus.wisc.edu

October 2008 230 pp.   6 x 9     bibliography, index Paper $39.95 s ISBN 978-0-299-22294-9 ADD TO CART

Home | Books | Journals | Events | Textbooks | Authors | Related | Search | Order | Contact

If you have trouble accessing any page in this web site, contact our Web manager. E-mail: webmaster@uwpress.wisc.edu Updated December 14, 2011 © 2011, The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System