The Greek Gastarbeiter in the Federal Republic of Germany (1960-1974)
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| Verlag | Oldenbourg |
| Auflage | 2024 |
| Seiten | 150 |
| Format | 16,0 x 1,0 x 23,5 cm |
| Gewicht | 363 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| Reihe | Migrations in History 4 |
| ISBN-10 | 3111201325 |
| EAN | 9783111201320 |
| Bestell-Nr | 11120132A |
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, i t contextualizes the Greek case in the Mediterranean and Southeast European experience.
