Salonica, City of Ghosts: Christians, Muslims and Jews 1430-1950Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2006 M05 9 - 544 pages Salonica, located in northern Greece, was long a fascinating crossroads metropolis of different religions and ethnicities, where Egyptian merchants, Spanish Jews, Orthodox Greeks, Sufi dervishes, and Albanian brigands all rubbed shoulders. Tensions sometimes flared, but tolerance largely prevailed until the twentieth century when the Greek army marched in, Muslims were forced out, and the Nazis deported and killed the Jews. As the acclaimed historian Mark Mazower follows the city’s inhabitants through plague, invasion, famine, and the disastrous twentieth century, he resurrects a fascinating and vanished world. |
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Page 261
... allowed between the two men , although the new sultan did send his private sec- retary to enquire after his brother's health . Abdul Hamid requested that one of his sons be allowed to study in Istanbul , and asked for informa- tion ...
... allowed between the two men , although the new sultan did send his private sec- retary to enquire after his brother's health . Abdul Hamid requested that one of his sons be allowed to study in Istanbul , and asked for informa- tion ...
Page 341
... allowed to stay . If the land's original owners were not affected by the population exchange agreement and demanded compensation , the resulting lawsuits could drag on for decades . Right through to the end of the century , the courts ...
... allowed to stay . If the land's original owners were not affected by the population exchange agreement and demanded compensation , the resulting lawsuits could drag on for decades . Right through to the end of the century , the courts ...
Page 343
... allowed the new residents to expand their homes as their wealth grew . " Settlement ! What am I saying ? Suburb , yes , suburb is the proper term for this section of our city , " wrote one visitor impressed by its changed appearance ...
... allowed the new residents to expand their homes as their wealth grew . " Settlement ! What am I saying ? Suburb , yes , suburb is the proper term for this section of our city , " wrote one visitor impressed by its changed appearance ...
Contents
Conquest 1430 | 17 |
Mosques and Hamams | 32 |
The Arrival of the Sefardim | 46 |
Copyright | |
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