Population Exchange in Greek Macedonia: The Forced Settlement of Refugees 1922-1930

by Elisabeth Kontogiorgi

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199278961
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/17/2006
Series:	Oxford Historical Monographs
Pages:	396
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 5.50(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Academy of Athens

Table of Contents

Introduction
Part I: The Historical Background: The Receiving Region and the Origins of the Greek Refugee Problem
1. Macedonia 1870-1922
2. The Refugees
Part II: Refugee Resettlement in Macedonia
3. Greek State Policy and the Involvement of the League of Nations
4. The Land Issue before and during the Refugee Resettlement
5. Agricultural Resettlement and Land Distribution
Part III: The Social, Political and Ethnological Impact
6. The Social and Political Impact
7. The Ethnological Impact
8. Geographical Distribution of the Refugees
Part IV: Developments in the Infrastructure and Agricultural Economy of Macedonia
9. Infrastructure Development
10. The Impact of Refugee Resettlement on Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
Epilogue
Appendices
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

"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."—Violetta Hionidou, American Historical Review

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