The Greek Gastarbeiter in the Federal Republic of Germany (1960–1974)
"520 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...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Berlin : De Gruyter Oldenbourg,
2024
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Migrations in history
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Migrations in history |
| Schlagworte: | Foreign workers, Greek Greeks |
| Umfang: | 1 online resource (164 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | "520 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"--back cover |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (164 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9783111202303 3111202305 9783111201320 3111201325 |