
Spatial Conceptions of the Nation
Modernizing Geographies in Greece and Turkey
I.B. Tauris (Publisher)
Published on 18. January 2010
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-84885-131-3 (ISBN)
Description
The formation of nation-states is as much the result of developments regarding land and people, as of military and political struggle. How nationalists imagined the borders of their desired territory, and how they defined the 'nation' have determined the nature of the struggle. "Spatial Conceptions of the Nation" looks at the various aspects and stages of this process in Greece and Turkey - two states where alternative principles establishing the basis for territory and population continue to compete. This book considers the intellectual and political conditions within which variously demarcated national spaces were imagined and considers the debates, social forces, and world-historical events that have affected national boundaries and conceptions of the 'nation'.
Reviews / Votes
'One could hardly think of a better and more fruitful playground for social scientists and historians than the troubled and intertwined past of Greece and Turkey as territorial nation states... the complexity of the process through which these two nation states have been thought, imagined, invented, represented, and eventually implemented is such that it still legitimately attracts a wide range of scholarly interest and activity in the humanities and social sciences... [In this book] the theme selected is that of space and geography, clearly essential factors in the construction and definition of national projects...[and it] is an excellent sequel to the ongoing conversation between social scientists and historians working on Greece and Turkey. The novelty and thoroughness of the studies undertaken make this project a most remarkable and viable one in terms of its likely contribution to, and impact on, the relevant fields of scholarship.' - Edhem Eldem, Professor of History and Chair of the Department of History, Bogazici University; '...The principal common element in the [chapters], the emphasis in the mixture and interaction of history and geography, as applied to a region peculiarly rich in both, proves especially productive. And the totality of the essays included illuminate in interesting (and often original) manner the history and relations of the two peoples principally involved - the Greeks and the Turks -and the ways in which they have interacted and influenced one another over the past two centuries.' - A. A. Fatouros, Emeritus Professor of International Law, University of AthensMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Laminated cover
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
518 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84885-131-3 (9781848851313)
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Modernizing Geographies in Greece and Turkey
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Persons
Nikiforos Diamandouros is Professor of Political Science, University of Athens and European Ombudsman. Thalia Dragonas is Professor of Social Psychology, University of Athens. Caglar Keyder is Professor of Sociology, Bogazici University.
Content
Introduction
PART I
Chapter 1.The Imaginary Topographies of the Megali Idea: National Territory as Utopia
Anastasia Stouraiti and Alexander Kazamias
Chapter 2. Urban Space and Nationalism: Changing Local Networks in the Nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire
Yonca Koksal
Chapter 3. From Ottoman Territory to a Greek State: Hypotheses on an Unfinished Rupture
Yannis Tsiomis
Chapter 4. Sisyphian Task or Procrustean Bed? Matching State and Church Borders and Promised Lands in Greece
Abastassios Anasstassiadis
Chapter 5.The Role of Religion and Geography in Turkish Nationalism: The Case of Nurettin Topcu
M. As?m Karaoemerlio?lu
Chapter 6.Historical Perspectives on Contemporary Dilemmas
Nur Yalman
PART II
Chapter 7. The Materiality of Sovereignty: Geographical Expertise and Changing Place Names in Northern Cyprus
Yael Navaro-Yashin
Chapter 8. Greek Cypriot National Identity: A Clash between Geography and History
Caesar V. Mavratsas
PART III
Chapter 9.Nationalisms vs Millets: Building Collective Identities in Ottoman Thrace
Paraskevas Konortas
Chapter 10.Contested Territories and the Quest for Ethnology: People and Places in Izmir 1919-22
Georgios Agelopoulos
Chapter 11. Antakya between Empire and Nation
Re?at Kasaba
Chapter 12. Narratives of Istanbul's Ottoman Heritage
Ayse Oncu
PART I
Chapter 1.The Imaginary Topographies of the Megali Idea: National Territory as Utopia
Anastasia Stouraiti and Alexander Kazamias
Chapter 2. Urban Space and Nationalism: Changing Local Networks in the Nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire
Yonca Koksal
Chapter 3. From Ottoman Territory to a Greek State: Hypotheses on an Unfinished Rupture
Yannis Tsiomis
Chapter 4. Sisyphian Task or Procrustean Bed? Matching State and Church Borders and Promised Lands in Greece
Abastassios Anasstassiadis
Chapter 5.The Role of Religion and Geography in Turkish Nationalism: The Case of Nurettin Topcu
M. As?m Karaoemerlio?lu
Chapter 6.Historical Perspectives on Contemporary Dilemmas
Nur Yalman
PART II
Chapter 7. The Materiality of Sovereignty: Geographical Expertise and Changing Place Names in Northern Cyprus
Yael Navaro-Yashin
Chapter 8. Greek Cypriot National Identity: A Clash between Geography and History
Caesar V. Mavratsas
PART III
Chapter 9.Nationalisms vs Millets: Building Collective Identities in Ottoman Thrace
Paraskevas Konortas
Chapter 10.Contested Territories and the Quest for Ethnology: People and Places in Izmir 1919-22
Georgios Agelopoulos
Chapter 11. Antakya between Empire and Nation
Re?at Kasaba
Chapter 12. Narratives of Istanbul's Ottoman Heritage
Ayse Oncu