Ethnic Cleansing in Western Anatolia, 19121923 by Umit Eser - 9781399533256

Name: Ethnic Cleansing in Western Anatolia, 19121923 by Umit Eser - 9781399533256
Brand: Edinburgh University Press

Edinburgh University Press

Ethnic Cleansing in Western Anatolia, 19121923Ottoman Officials and the Local Christian Population\nAuthor(s): Umit Eser\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Edinburgh University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edinburgh University Press\nISBN-13: 9781399533256, 978-1399533256\nSynopsis\nThe Greek landing in Smyrna in May 1919 is widely seen as the catalyst of the Turkish national struggle but even during the chaos of between [tel], the diverse peoples of Asia Minor coexisted and created astonishing but fragile infra-national solutions. In sharp contrast to popular history, this book tells the often-overlooked story of cooperation and resistance in a province renowned for its rich and prosperous ethnic and religious diversity in the face of a larger geopolitical struggle. As such, this research demonstrates that even the most contested national conflicts can display a remarkable degree of capacity for coexistence at the local level, a capacity that is all too easily forgotten amid global c.