(P/B) CROSSING THE AEGEAN

Παρουσίαση

Following the defeat of the Greek Army in 1922 by nationalist Turkish forces, the 1923 Lausanne Convention specified the first internationally ratified compulsory population exchange. It proved to be a watershed in the eastern Mediterranean, having far-reaching ramifications both for the new Turkish Republic, and for Greece which hadto absorb over a million refugees. Known as the Asia Minor Catastrophe by the Greeks, it marked the establishment of the independent nation state for the Turks. The consequences of this event have received surprisingly little attention despite the considerable relevance for the contemporary situation in the Balkans. This volume addresses the challenge of writing history from both sides of the Aegean and provides, for the first time, a forum for multidisciplinary dialogue across national boundaries. (From the publisher)

"This volume is a long overdue endeavour to tackle the thorny and delicate issue of the compulsory population exchange... The argumentative force of the volume lies in the careful analysis of the contradictory and ambiguous ramifications of the convention." -The Greek Review of Social Research

Περιεχόμενα

'Unmixing Peoples' in the Aegean Region - Renee Hirschon
Consequences of the Lausanne Convention. An Overview - Renee Hirschon
Lausanne Revisited: Population Exchanges In International Law And Policy - Michael Barutciski
The Consequences of the Exchange of Populations for Turkey - Caglar Keyder
1922: Political Continuations and Realignments in the Greek State - Thanos Veremis
Economic Consequences following Refugee Settlement in Greek Macedonia, 1923-1932 - Elisabeth Kontogiorgi
Homogenising the Nation, Turkifying the Economy: The Turkish Experience Of Population Exchange Reconsidered - Ayhan Aktar
The Story of Those Who Stayed: Lessons From Articles 1 And 2 Of The 1923 Convention - Baskin Oran
Religion or Ethnicity: The Identity Issue Of The Minorities In Greece And Turkey - Alexis Alexandris
Inter-war Town Planning and the Refugee Problem in Greece: Temporary 'Solutions' And Long-Term Dysfunctions - Alexandra Yerolympos
When Greeks Meet Other Greeks: Settlement Policy Issues In The Contemporary Greek Context - Eftihia Voutira
Housing and the Architectural Expression of Asia Minor Greeks Before and After 1923 - Vassilis Colonas
Space, Place and Identity: Memory And Religion In Two Cappadocian Greek Settlements - Vasso Stelaku
Lessons in Refugeehood: The Experience Of Forced Migrants In Turkey - Tolga Koker (in collaboration with Leyla Keskiner)
Muslim Cretans in Turkey: The Reformulation Of Ethnic Identity In An Aegean Community - Sophia Koufopoulou
The Exchange of Populations in Turkish Literature: The Undertone Of Texts - Hercules Millas
The Myth of Asia Minor in Greek Fiction - Peter Mackridge
Between Orientalism and Occidentalism: The Contribution Of Asia Minor Refugees To Greek Popular Song, And Its Reception - Stathis Gauntlett