Crossing The Aegean An Appraisal Of The 1923 Compulsory Population Exchange Between Greece And Turkey Renee Hirschon by Renee Hirschon 9781571815620, 1571815627 instant download after payment.

Following the defeat of the Greek Army in 1922 by nationalist Turkish
forces, the 1923 Lausanne Convention specified the first internationally
ratified compulsory population exchange. It proved to be a watershed in
the eastern Mediterranean, having far-reaching ramifications both for
the new Turkish Republic, and for Greece which had to absorb over a
million refugees. Known as the Asia Minor Catastrophe by the Greeks, it
marked the establishment of the independent nation state for the Turks.
The consequences of this event have received surprisingly little
attention despite the considerable relevance for the contemporary
situation in the Balkans. This volume addresses the challenge of writing
history from both sides of the Aegean and provides, for the first time,
a forum for multidisciplinary dialogue across national boundaries.