If only you knew. The first generation of women from Turkey in The Netherlands
If only you knew. The first generation of women from Turkey in The Netherlands
| Author | Çiğdem Yüksel |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Nai010 Publishers |
| ISBN | 9789462088948 |
| Idea Code | 24668 |
“If only you knew…” This is how many women began their life stories when Çiğdem Yüksel visited them. These women, like her own grandmother, left their homeland to forge a new life in the Netherlands. Even today, their pivotal role in the Dutch economy as factory workers or cleaners is often overlooked. Through pictures from family albums, interviews, and portraits, Yüksel seeks to change this, showing how they navigated unfamiliar terrain and learned a new language, all while tending to their families. By revisiting some of the migrant women that photographer Bertien van Manen captured in her series ‘Women as Guests’ (1979), Yüksel embeds their stories in Dutch history.
| 232 p, ills colour & bw, 21 x 28 cm, hb, English |