The Greek Gastarbeiter in the Federal Republic of Germany (1960–1974)
De Gruyter Oldenbourg (Verlag)
978-3-11-120132-0 (ISBN)
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.
lt;p>Maria Adamopoulou, European University Institute, Florence, Italy.
Erscheinungsdatum | 04.03.2024 |
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Reihe/Serie | Migrations in History ; 4 |
Zusatzinfo | 1 b/w tbl. |
Verlagsort | Basel/Berlin/Boston |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 155 x 230 mm |
Gewicht | 363 g |
Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
Schlagworte | Deutschland • Gastarbeiter • Germany • Greece • Griechenland • Migration • Migrationsgeschichte • postwar |
ISBN-10 | 3-11-120132-5 / 3111201325 |
ISBN-13 | 978-3-11-120132-0 / 9783111201320 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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