Title: Children of the Greek Civil War : refugees and the politics of memory /
Authors: Danforth, Loring M., 1949-; Boeschoten, Riki van.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Kommounistikon Komma tēs Hellados.; Refugee children Greece.; Refugee children Europe, Eastern.; Greece History Refugees Europe, Eastern.; Greece History Children.; Greece History Evacuation of civilians.; Greece History Personal narratives.
Abstract: At the height of the Greek Civil War in 1948, 38,000 children were evacuated from their homes in the mountains of northern Greece and relocated to orphanages and children's homes. This book analyses the evacuation, which remains a controversial issue within Greek society.
Contents: Part 1. Histories. Framing the subject ; The evacuation of children to Eastern Europe ; The paidopoleis of Queen Frederica -- part 2. Stories. Refugee children in Eastern Europe ; Kostas Tsimoudis ; Evropi Marinova ; Stefanos Gikas ; Maria Bundovska Rosova ; Children of the paidopoleis ; Efterpi Tsiou ; Traian Dimitriou ; Kostas Dimou -- part 3. Ethnographies. Refugees, displacement, and the impossible return ; Communities of memory, narratives of experience ; The politics of memory: creating a meaningful past.