Crossing the Aegean: An Appraisal of the 1923 Compulsory Population Exchange between Greece and Turkey (Studies in Forced Migration)
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Editor: R HirschonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-11-24
ISBN: 1571815627
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Berghahn Books
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Book Review: An excellent compilation
Summary: 5 Stars
I can only echo what the previous reviewer has indicated: this is an excellent overview of the compulsory population exchanges between Greece and Turkey mandated by the Treaty of Lausanne (1923). In addition to exploring the mechanics of the exchange and its place in international law, essays address its long term ramifications in both countries in fields ranging from politics to literature to architecture. Central to most essays is the importance of the transfer and of immigrants in the formulation of Greek and Turkish nationalism.
One might have wished for more historical context than is provided here. The introductory essay by Hirschon notes some major trends but, in my opinion, a more detailed essay would have been helpful. This, however, is a minor complaint, regarding a very useful collection. Individuals with more than a passing interest in the subject might also wish to consider Birtek and Dragonas, eds., Citizenship and the Nation State in Greece and Turkey, another excellent collection which takes on a somewhat broader but nonetheless related set of questions.
Summary of Crossing the Aegean: An Appraisal of the 1923 Compulsory Population Exchange between Greece and Turkey (Studies in Forced Migration)
"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 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. Ren?e Hirschon was educated at the universities of Cape Town, Chicago and Oxford. Intensive fieldwork among the Asia Minor refugees settled in Piraeus resulted in the monograph "Heirs of the Greek Catastrophe". She has been Senior Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University, and Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of the Aegean. She is currently Research Associate of the Refugee Studies Centre, Queen Elizabeth House, and Lecturer, St Peter's College, University of Oxford.General Books
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