The Greek Gastarbeiter in the Federal Republic of Germany (1960–1974) / / Maria Adamopoulou.
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 tense...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2024 Part 1 |
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Place / Publishing House: | München ;, Wien : : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, , [2024] ©2024 |
Year of Publication: | 2024 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Migrations in History ,
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XII, 150 p.) |
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Summary: | 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. |
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Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9783111202303 9783111332192 |
ISSN: | 2701-1437 ; |
DOI: | 10.1515/9783111202303 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Maria Adamopoulou. |