The Greek Gastarbeiter in the Federal Republic of Germany (1960-1974)
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2701-1437; 2701-1445
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Berlin : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2024, Migrations in history ; 4
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ADAMOPOULOU, Maria, The Greek Gastarbeiter in the Federal Republic of Germany (1960-1974), Berlin : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2024, Migrations in history ; 4 - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/76816
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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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-- Introduction -- 1. Nazi skeletons in the closet -- 2. (Un)Civil conduct -- Intermezzo: Tragicomic -- 3. A cursed blessing -- 4. K(l)ein Griechenland -- 5. Junta and Co -- Intermezzo: Dancing on the train -- 6. Open end -- Conclusion
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Published: 01 April 2024
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Published version of EUI PhD thesis, 2022
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This book has been published with a financial subsidy from the European University Institute.