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Migration in the Southern Balkans : From Ottoman Territory to Globalized Nation States.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vermeulen, Hans.
Other Authors: Baldwin-Edwards, Martin., van Boeschoten, Riki van.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2015.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:IMISCOE Research Series
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Note on Transliteration
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Chapter-1
  • Introduction
  • 1.1 Migration in Ottoman Times
  • 1.2 Heterogeneity and Homogeneity in the Southern Balkans During the Last Period of Ottoman Rule
  • 1.3 Creating National Identities
  • 1.4 Unmixing Populations and 'Cleaning' the National Territory: Forced and 'Voluntary' Migration in the Age of NationStateFormation
  • 1.5 World War II and its Aftermath
  • 1.6 The Cold War Period (1947-1989)
  • 1.7 The Post-Communist Political Upheavals
  • 1.7.1 The Early Migration Phase
  • 1.7.2 The Consolidation Phase (1997-2008): Limited Peace, Regularizations and Border Controls
  • 1.7.3 Post Economic Crisis
  • 1.8 Epilogue
  • References
  • Chapter-2
  • The Balkan Gurbet: Traditional Patterns and New Trends
  • 2.1 Traditions of Labour Mobility
  • 2.2 Past Tradition I: Agrarian and Pastoral Labour Mobility
  • 2.3 Past Tradition II: Seasonal Labour Migration ( Gurbet) of Builders
  • 2.4 Past Tradition III: Cross-Border Labour Mobility
  • 2.5 Past Traditions and New Trends
  • References
  • Chapter-3
  • Refugees as Tools of Irredentist Policies in Interwar Bulgaria
  • 3.1 Early Population Exchanges
  • 3.2 Demographic Consequences of World War I and the Peace Settlements
  • 3.3 Instrumentalizing the Refugees
  • 3.4 Refugees Serving State Interests
  • 3.5 The Last Options: Minority Rights
  • 3.6 Keeping the Torch Burning
  • 3.7 Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter-4
  • Resettlement Waves, Historical Memory and Identity Construction: The Case of Thracian Refugees in Bulgaria
  • 4.1 Population Movements and the Bulgarian Population in Thrace Since the Late Nineteenth Century
  • 4.2 Accommodation, Adaptation, and Identity Construction of Thracian Refugees
  • 4.3 The Role of Thracian Associations
  • 4.4 Reasserting Thracian Identity After 1989
  • 4.5 Conclusion
  • References.
  • Chapter-5
  • The Changing Waves of Migration from the Balkans to Turkey: A Historical Account
  • 5.1 The Late Ottoman Period
  • 5.2 The Early Years of the Republic
  • 5.3 The Cold War Years
  • 5.4 Current Stage
  • 5.5 Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter-6
  • 'For us, Migration is Ordinary': Post-1989 Labour Migration from Bulgaria to Turkey
  • 6.1 The Migration of the Bulgarian Turks from Bulgaria to Turkey: A Story of Falling from Grace?
  • 6.2 'For us, Migration is Ordinary'
  • 6.3 'No Matter What we do, Nothing Comes of it…'
  • 6.4 Harmonizing 'Illegality'
  • References
  • Chapter-7
  • Albanian Immigrants in the Greek City: Spatial 'Invisibility' and Identity Management as a Strategy of Adaptation
  • 7.1 Albanians in Thessaloniki: A Spatially 'Invisible' Migratory Group
  • 7.2 Identity Negotiation and Collective 'Social Inconspicuousness'
  • 7.3 The 'Cultural Legacy'
  • 7.3.1 Albania and the Albanians: Negative memories of the homeland, negative perceptions of the national self
  • 7.3.2 Legacies of the Past and 'Flexible Religious Practices'
  • 7.4 Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter-8
  • Albanian Seasonal Work Migration to Greece: A Case of Last Resort?
  • 8.1 Albanian Migration to Greece: Background
  • 8.2 Rural Life and Agriculture in Albania
  • 8.3 Methods and Fieldwork Sites
  • 8.4 The Bean Farm and the Peach Orchard: Working and Living in Rural Greece
  • 8.4.1 Working and Living Conditions for Agricultural Workers
  • 8.4.2 Migrants' Profiles
  • 8.5 Back Home in the Albanian Village: Survival or Development?
  • 8.6 Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter-9
  • Transnational Mobility and the Renegotiation of Gender Identities: Albanian and Bulgarian Migrants in Greece
  • 9.1 Gender and Migration: Some Recent Theoretical Insights
  • 9.2 Gender Relations in Albania and Bulgaria: Historical Perspectives.
  • 9.3 Gendered Journeys: Living Betwixt and Between
  • 9.3.1 Albanian Men: Wounded Masculinities
  • 9.3.2 Bulgarian Men: Mixed Masculinities
  • 9.3.3 Albanian Women: Escaping 'Fanaticism'
  • 9.3.4 Bulgarian Women: 'Male Women' and Broken Families
  • 9.4 Addressing the Questions
  • References
  • Chapter-10
  • Labour Migration and other Forms of Mobility Between Bulgaria and Greece: The Evolution of a Cross-Border Migration System
  • 10.1 Migration Dynamics Between Bulgaria and Greece
  • 10.2 Socio-Economic Incorporation of Bulgarian Immigrants in Greece
  • 10.3 New (and Older) Mobilities: Cross-Border Flows Between Bulgaria and Greece
  • 10.4 Conclusion
  • References
  • Appendix.

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