Thessaloniki: A City in Transition, 1912-2012

ISBN-13: 9780367192822 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 390 str.

Dimitris Keridis; John Brady Kiesling

Opis

This book shares the conclusions of a remarkable conference marking the centennial of Thessaloniki’s incorporation in the Greek state in 1912. Twenty-three articles cover the multicultural physiognomy of a "Levantine" city.

Spis treści

Introduction;  Part 1: Searching for Identity;  1. Towards a History of Thessaloniki’s Future;  2. Thessaloniki and the Cities of the Enlightenment; 3. Was Salonica a Levantine City?;  4. The Place of Thessaloniki In Greek National Awareness: From Greek Independence to 1912 and beyond;  5. Salonica through Bulgarian Eyes;  6. The Municipality of Salonica between Old Regime, Ottoman Reforms and the Transition from Empire To Nation State;  7. Amateur and Professional Theater in Ottoman Thessaloniki: Multicultural Identity and Its Implications;  8. A New Look at an Ancient City: Thessaloniki in Ottoman Archaeology, 1832–1912;  9. Urban Transformation and the Revolution: Salonica and the Young Turks, 1908–1912;  10. Bulgarian Newspapers in Thessaloniki, 1869–1913;  Part 2: A City in Transition;  11. The Boundaries of Hellenism: Language and Loyalty Among Salonican Jewry, 1917–1933;  12. In the Aftermath of the Balkan Wars: The Incorporation of Thessaloniki in the Greek State;  13. Refugee Resettlement 1922–24. A Watershed in the Ethnic, Social and Economic Transformation of Thessaloniki;  14. Integration through the Past: Jewish Scholars Write History in Inter-War Salonica;  15. Destruction and Reconstruction of Thessaloniki’s Class Structure, 1912–1940;  16. From the Call Of the Muezzin To the Silence of the Museum: Salonica Soundscapes in Transition;  Part 3: Mapping the Future of Thessaloniki;  17. The Muslims of Thessaloniki (1912–2012): A Discontinuous and Uncomfortable Presence;  18.Urban Change and the Persistence of Memory in Modern Thessaloniki;  19. French Interests and Salonika’s Port, 1872–1912: Entrepreneurial and Architectural Innovation;  20. The Post-War Transformation of the Thessaloniki Periphery: Urbanization and Landscape;  21. Land Policy in Thessaloniki and the Transition to a Contemporary Metropolitan Area, 1922–1967;  22. The Care of Monuments in Modern Thessaloniki: Perceptions and Practices;  23. A Past for Every Possible Future: Concluding Remarks