Fields of Wheat, Hills of Blood: Passages to Nationhood in Greek Macedonia, 1870-1990University of Chicago Press, 2009 M02 15 - 358 pages Deftly combining archival sources with evocative life histories, Anastasia Karakasidou brings welcome clarity to the contentious debate over ethnic identities and nationalist ideologies in Greek Macedonia. Her vivid and detailed account demonstrates that contrary to official rhetoric, the current people of Greek Macedonia ultimately derive from profoundly diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Throughout the last century, a succession of regional and world conflicts, economic migrations, and shifting state formations has engendered an intricate pattern of population movements and refugee resettlements across the region. Unraveling the complex social, political, and economic processes through which these disparate peoples have become culturally amalgamated within an overarchingly Greek national identity, this book provides an important corrective to the Macedonian picture and an insightful analysis of the often volatile conjunction of ethnicities and nationalisms in the twentieth century. "Combining the thoughtful use of theory with a vivid historical ethnography, this is an important, courageous, and pioneering work which opens up the whole issue of nation-building in northern Greece."—Mark Mazower, University of Sussex |
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Fields of Wheat, Hills of Blood: Passages to Nationhood in Greek Macedonia ... Anastasia N. Karakasidou No preview available - 1997 |
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Anthropology Through a Double Lens: Public and Personal Worlds in Human Theory Daniel Touro Linger No preview available - 2005 |
Mediating the Nation: News, Audiences and the Politics of Identity Mirca Madianou No preview available - 2005 |