The Greek Exodus from Egypt

Diaspora Politics and Emigration, 1937-1962
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-78920-835-1
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 424 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dalachanis, Angelos

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Historische Migrationsforschung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables

Abbreviations

Acknowledgements

Introduction

PART I: THE POLITICS OF REMAINING IN EGYPT (1937-60)

Chapter 1. End of an Era (1937–52)

Chapter 2. Egypt at the Forefront (1952–60)

PART II: CHANGE AND ADJUSTMENT (1937-60)

Chapter 3. The Labor Market

Chapter 4. Education

PART III: LEAVING EGYPT BEFORE 1960

Chapter 5. Mobility, Migration, and Repatriation

Chapter 6. Decongestion

PART IV: THE EXODUS

Chapter 7. A Fulfilled Prophecy?

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Dalachanis, Angelos
Angelos Dalachanis is a researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). He is based at the Institute of Early Modern and Modern History (IHMC - UMR 8066) in Paris. 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.

Angelos Dalachanis is a researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). He is based at the Institute of Early Modern and Modern History (IHMC - UMR 8066) in Paris. 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.