Fields of Wheat, Hills of Blood - Passages to Nationhood in Greek Macedonia, 1870-1990

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

Summary

Combining archival sources with life histories, this work aims to clarify the contentious debate over ethnic identities and nationalist ideologies in Greek Macedonia. It demonstrates that, contrary to official rhetoric, the people of Macedonia derive from profoundly diverse ethnic backgrounds.

Product details

• Authors: Anastasia Karakasidou, Anastasia N. Karakasidou
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.1997
• EAN: 9780226424941
• ISBN: 978-0-226-42494-1
• No. of pages: 358
• Dimensions: 16 mm x 23 mm x 2 mm
• Weight: 567 g
• Series: Emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Ethnic Studies, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th Century, Nationalism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Macedonia, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, North Macedonia, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General