 | The Greek Exodus from Egypt: Diaspora Politics and Emigration, 1937-1962 Subjects: Greeks -- Egypt -- History -- 20th century; Greeks -- Migrations -- History -- 20th century; Egypt -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century; Egypt -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century; Nationalism -- Egypt -- History -- 20th cent; From the nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth, Greeks comprised one of the largest and most influential minority groups in Egyptian society, yet barely two thousand remain there today. This painstakingly researched book explains how Egypt's once-robust Greek population dwindled to virtually nothing, beginning with the abolition of foreigners' privileges in 1937 and culminating in the nationalist revolution of 1952. It reconstructs the delicate sociopolitical circumstances that Greeks had to navigate during this period, providing a multifaceted account of demographic decline that arose from both large structural factors as well as the decisions of countless individuals. Angelos Dalachanis is a researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). He is based at the Institute of Early Modern and Modern History (IHMC - UMR 8066) in Paris. He received his doctorate from the European University Institute, Florence. He has taught at the Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée University and was a post-doctoral fellow at Aix-Marseille University and the Center for Hellenic Studies at Princeton University. Angelos Dalachanis is a researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). He is based at the Institute of Early Modern and Modern History (IHMC - UMR 8066) in Paris. He received his doctorate from the European University Institute, Florence. He has taught at the Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée University and was a post-doctoral fellow at Aix-Marseille University and the Center for Hellenic Studies at Princeton University. |
