University of Chicago Press, 1997. Paperback. New softcover in matte printed wraps. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. 8vo. (6 x 0.9 x 9 inches) Includes photos, figures, maps, bibliography, and an index. 358 pp.

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ISBN: 9780226424941

Deftly combining archival sources with evocative life histories, Anastasia N. Karakasidou brings welcome clarity to the contentious debate over ethnic identities and nationalist ideologies in Greek Macedonia. Her vivid and detailed account demonstrates that contrary to official rhetoric, the current people of Greek Macedonia ultimately derive from profoundly diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Throughout the last century, a succession of regional and world conflicts, economic migrations, and shifting state formations has engendered an intricate pattern of population movements and refugee resettlements across the region. Unraveling the complex social, political, and economic processes through which these disparate peoples have become culturally amalgamated within an overarchingly Greek national identity, this book provides an important corrective to the Macedonian picture and an insightful analysis of the often volatile conjunction of ethnicities and nationalisms in the twentieth century.

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