Population Exchange in Greek Macedonia
The Rural Settlement of Refugees 1922-1930
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Product details:
- Publisher Clarendon Press
- Date of Publication 15 June 2006
- ISBN 9780199278961
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages400 pages
- Size 224x146x27 mm
- Weight 609 g
- Language English
- Illustrations Numerous tables 0
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Short description:
Following the defeat of the Greek Army in 1922 by nationalist Turkish forces, the Convention of Lausanne in 1923 specified the first compulsory exchange of populations ratified by an international organization. The arrival in Greece of over 1.2 million refugees and their settlement proved to be a watershed with far-reaching consequences for the country. Elisabeth Kontogiorgi examines the agricultural settlement of a great number of refugees in Greek Macedonia against the background of forced migration and refugee studies more generally.
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Following the defeat of the Greek Army in 1922 by nationalist Turkish forces, the Convention of Lausanne in 1923 specified the first compulsory exchange of populations ratified by an international organization. The arrival in Greece of over 1.2 million refugees and their settlement proved to be a watershed with far-reaching consequences for the country.
Dr Kontogiorgi examines the exchange of populations and the agricultural settlement in Greek Macedonia of hundreds of thousands of refugees from Asia Minor and the Pontus, Eastern Thrace, the Caucasus, and Bulgaria during the inter-war period. She examines Greek state policy and the role of the Refugee Settlement Commission which, under the auspices of the League of Nations, carried out the refugee resettlement project. Macedonia, a multilingual and ethnically diverse society, experienced a transformation so dramatic that it literally changed its character. Kontogiorgi charts that change and attempts to provide the means of understanding it. The consequences of the settlement of refugees for the ethnological composition of the population, and its political, social, demographic, and economic implications are treated in the light of new archival material. Reality is separated from myth in examining the factors involved in the process of integration of the newcomers and assimilation of the inhabitants - both refugees and indigenous - of the New Lands into the nation-state. Kontogiorgi examines the impact of the agrarian reforms and land distribution and makes an effort to convert the climate of the rural society of Macedonia during the inter-war period. The antagonisms between Slavophone and Vlach-speaking natives and refugee newcomers regarding the reallocation of former Muslim properties had significant ramifications for the political events in the region in the years to come.
Other recurring themes in the book include the geographical distribution of the refugees, changing patterns of settlement and toponyms, the organisation of health services in the countryside, as well as the execution of irrigation and drainage works in marshlands. Kontogiorgi also throws light upon and analyses the puzzling mixture of achievement and failure which characterizes the history of the region during this transitional period. As the first successful refugee resettlement project of its kind, the 'refugee experiment' in Macedonia could provide a template for similar projects involving refugee movements in many parts of the world today.
This is a well-researched, informative, rich account of a significant period in the history of Greek Macedonia.... It is embedded in the existing Greek historiography and its interests. It is well worth reading.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Part I: The Historical Background: The Receiving Region and the Origins of the Greek Refugee Problem
Macedonia 1870-1922
The Refugees
Part II: Refugee Resettlement in Macedonia
Greek State Policy and the Involvement of the League of Nations
The Land Issue before and during the Refugee Resettlement
Agricultural Resettlement and Land Distribution
Part III: The Social, Political and Ethnological Impact
The Social and Political Impact
The Ethnological Impact
Geographical Distribution of the Refugees
Part IV: Developments in the Infrastructure and Agricultural Economy of Macedonia
Infrastructure Development
The Impact of Refugee Resettlement on Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
Epilogue
Appendices
Bibliography
Index
