The Greek Exodus from Egypt: Diaspora Politics and Emigration, 1937-1962 Contributor(s): Dalachanis, Angelos (Author) |
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ISBN: 1785334476 ISBN-13: 9781785334474 Publisher: Berghahn Books OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Egypt (see Also Ancient - Egypt) - History | Europe - Greece (see Also Ancient - Greece) - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration |
Dewey: 304.808 |
LCCN: 2016053294 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.30 lbs) 288 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 1930's - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 1950's - Chronological Period - 1960's - Cultural Region - Greece |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From the nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth, Greeks comprised one of the largest and most influential minority groups in Egyptian society, yet barely two thousand remain there today. This painstakingly researched book explains how Egypt's once-robust Greek population dwindled to virtually nothing, beginning with the abolition of foreigners' privileges in 1937 and culminating in the nationalist revolution of 1952. It reconstructs the delicate sociopolitical circumstances that Greeks had to navigate during this period, providing a multifaceted account of demographic decline that arose from both large structural factors as well as the decisions of countless individuals. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dalachanis, Angelos: - Angelos Dalachanis is a fellow of the French School at Athens. He received his doctorate from the European University Institute, Florence. He has taught at the Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée University and was a post-doctoral fellow at Aix-Marseille University and the Center for Hellenic Studies at Princeton University. |