Format:
XII, 150 Seiten
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Illustrationen
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23 cm x 15.5 cm
ISBN:
9783111201320
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3111201325
Series Statement:
Migrations in history volume 4
Uniform Title:
West side stories: the Greek Gastarbeiter's migration to the Federal Republic of Germany and their return to the homeland (1960-1989)
Content:
Was migration to Germany a blessing or a curse? The main argument of this book is that the Greek state conceived labor migration as a traineeship into Europeanization with its shiny varnish of progress. Jumping on a fully packed train to West Germany meant leaving the past behind. However, the tensed Cold War realities left no space for illusions; specters of the Nazi past and the Greek Civil War still haunted them all. Adopting a transnational approach, this monograph retargets attention to the sending state by exploring how the Greek Gastarbeiter’s welfare was intrinsically connected with their homeland through its exercise of long-distance nationalism. Apart from its fresh take in postwar migration, the book also addresses methodological challenges in creative ways. The narrative alternates between the macro- and the micro-level, including subnational and transnational actors and integrating a diverse set of primary sources and voices. Avoiding the trap of exceptionalism, it contextualizes the Greek case in the Mediterranean and Southeast European experience.
Note:
Quellen- und Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 131-148
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783111202303
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783111203065
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Adamopoulou, Maria The Greek Gastarbeiter in the Federal Republic of Germany (1960-1974) Berlin : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2024 ISBN 9783111202303
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783111203065
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
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Sociology
Keywords:
Griechenland
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Auswanderung
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Deutschland
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Geschichte 1960-1974
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Deutschland
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Griechischer Arbeitnehmer
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Geschichte 1960-1974
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Griechenland
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Deutschland
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Einwanderung
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Ausländischer Arbeitnehmer
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Geschichte 1960-1974
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Hochschulschrift
Author information:
Unger, Corinna R. 1978-
