Population exchange in Greek Macedonia
Subtitle: the rural settlement of refugees 1922-1930 / Elisabeth Kontogiorgi.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9780199278961
Subjects: Refugees -- Greece -- Macedonia -- History -- 20th century.; Population transfers -- Greeks -- History -- 20th century.; Macedonia (Greece) -- History -- 20th century.
Description: Following the defeat of the Greek Army in 1922 by nationalist Turkish forces, the Convention of Lausanne in 1923 specified the first compulsory exchange of populations ratified by an international organization. The author examines the agricultural settlement of a great number of refugees in Greek Macedonia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.