UID:
kobvindex_ZLB35208021
Format:
XII, 150 Seiten
,
23 cm x 15.5 cm, 363 g
Edition:
1
ISBN:
9783111201320
,
3111201325
Series Statement:
Migrations in History Volume 4
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:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe 9783111203065 (ISBN)
Language:
English
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783111201320
URL:
https://d-nb.info/1298860652/04
