{"product_id":"memories-of-asia-minor-in-contemporary-greek-culture-an-itinerary-paperback","title":"Memories of Asia Minor in Contemporary Greek Culture: An Itinerary - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKristina Gedgaudaite\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) in Asia Minor and the Population Exchange that followed led to the forced displacement of more than 1.5 million people who became entangled in the nation-building processes of both Greece and Turkey. This book examines the memories that shaped Asia Minor refugee identity, focusing on the ways in which these memories continue to reverberate in contemporary Greek culture. It explores how memories of Asia Minor frame wider social debates, foster affective alliances, inform different notions of belonging and provide a toolkit for addressing contemporary concerns. Taking the reader across a wide range of cultural works--history textbooks, comics, theatre, documentary and fiction films, news footage and photography--the book shows how these works have become means for individuals and communities to contribute to the process of history-making. While keeping its focus on present-day Greece, \u003ci\u003eMemories of Asia Minor \u003c\/i\u003ejoins wider global debates over contested pasts, legacies of war and refugeehood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) in Asia Minor and the Population Exchange that followed led to the forced displacement of more than 1.5 million people who became entangled in the nation-building processes of both Greece and Turkey. This book examines the memories that shaped Asia Minor refugee identity, focusing on the ways in which these memories continue to reverberate in contemporary Greek culture. It explores how memories of Asia Minor frame wider social debates, foster affective alliances, inform different notions of belonging and provide a toolkit for addressing contemporary concerns. Taking the reader across a wide range of cultural works--history textbooks, comics, theatre, documentary and fiction films, news footage and photography--the book shows how these works have become means for individuals and communities to contribute to the process of history-making. While keeping its focus on present-day Greece, \u003ci\u003eMemories of Asia Minor \u003c\/i\u003ejoins wider global debates over contested pasts, legacies of war and refugeehood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKristina Gedgaudaite is a Mary Seeger O'Boyle Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies, Princeton University, USA. She has previously held positions at the University of Oxford, UK and the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and is one of the coordinators of the cultural analysis network \u003ci\u003eGreek Studies Now\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 236\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 20, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47443934445746,"sku":"9783030839383","price":178.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/02d2d1735b3f582e045a57785ce651a0.webp?v=1778696357","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/memories-of-asia-minor-in-contemporary-greek-culture-an-itinerary-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}