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From the nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth, Greeks comprised one of the largest and most influential minority groups in Egyptian society, yet barely two thousand remain there today. This painstakingly researched book explains how Egypt's once-robust Greek population dwindled to virtually nothing, beginning with the abolition of foreigners' privileges in 1937 and culminating in the nationalist revolution of 1952. It reconstructs the delicate sociopolitical circumstances that Greeks had to navigate during this period, providing a multifaceted account of demographic decline that arose from both large structural factors as well as the decisions of countless individuals.
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Acknowledgements
Introduction PART I: THE POLITICS OF REMAINING IN EGYPT (1937-60) Chapter 1. End of an Era (1937-52)
Chapter 2. Egypt at the Forefront (1952-60)
PART II: CHANGE AND ADJUSTMENT (1937-60) Chapter 3. The Labor Market
Chapter 4. Education
PART III: LEAVING EGYPT BEFORE 1960 Chapter 5. Mobility, Migration, and Repatriation
Chapter 6. Decongestion
PART IV: THE EXODUS Chapter 7. A Fulfilled Prophecy?
Conclusion Bibliography
Index
About the author
Angelos Dalachanis is a researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). He is based at the Institute of Early Modern and Modern History (IHMC - UMR 8066) in Paris. He received his doctorate from the European University Institute, Florence. He has taught at the Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée University and was a post-doctoral fellow at Aix-Marseille University and the Center for Hellenic Studies at Princeton University.
Summary
This painstakingly researched book explains how Egypt’s once-robust Greek population dwindled to virtually nothing, beginning with the abolition of foreigners’ privileges in 1937 and culminating in the nationalist revolution of 1952.
