The Last Ottomans The Muslim Minority of Greece 1940-1949

by Featherstone, Kevin; Papadimitriou, Dimitris; Mamarelis, Argyris; Niarchos, Georgios

• ISBN13: 9780230232518
• ISBN10: 0230232515
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-01-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This book provides a new study of the international and local politics surrounding the Muslim minority of Western Thrace (Greece) in the 1940s, based on previously unseen archival material. It addresses the minority's complex identity, its relations with other communities in the area, the international diplomacy of WWII and strategic considerations of the Cold War.

Author Biography

Kevin Featherstone is Professor of Contemporary Greek Studies and Director of the Hellenic Observatory at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. He has published widely on European and Greek politics. Two of his recent books are Politics and Policy in Greece (editor, 2005) and The Limits of Europeanization (with D. Papadimitriou; Palgrave Macmillan, 2008). Dimitris Papadimitriou is Reader in European Politics at the University of Manchester, UK. His research interests focus on Greek politics, the Balkans and the European Union's external relations. His most recent books include The Limits of Europeanization (with K. Featherstone; Palgrave Macmillan, 2008) and From Marginalisation to Membership (with D. Phinnemore, 2008) Argyris Mamarelis was Research Fellow of the Hellenic Observatory of the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK during 2006-8. His research interests include Modern Greek History, World War II History, Balkan History and Politics. He has made several contributions to academic journals, edited books and international conferences on Greek history in the 1940s. Georgios Niarchos was Research Fellow of the Hellenic Observatory of the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK during 2006-8. His research interests include Greek-Turkish Relations, Balkan History and Minorities. He has made several contributions to academic journals and edited volumes, and to international conferences on minorities in Greece and Turkey.

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Study of the Muslim Community of Western Thrace in Context
On the Path to War
Belomorie
Strategies for Survival
In Between Two Wars
Çekiç Ile Örs Arasinda (Between a Rock and a Hard Place)
Parallel Universes
Conclusion