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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 arrival in Greece of over 1.2 million refugees and their settlement proved to be a watershed with far-reaching consequences for the country. Elisabeth Kontogiorgi examines the agricultural settlement of a great number of refugees in Greek Macedonia against the background of forced migration and refugee studies more generally. ... Read more

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This book is a presentation of the "Recension F (phi)" about the unknown history of the Hellenic (Greek) Alexander the Great. Texts are in Greeks and ancient Greeks.ALEXANDER III, king of ancient Greek MACEDONIA, surnamed the Great, was born at Pella, in the autumn of B. C. 356. He was the son of Philip II and Olympias, and he inherited much of the natural disposition of both of his parents - the cool forethought and practical wisdom of his father, and the ardent enthusiasm and ungovernable passions of his mother. His mother belonged to the royal house of Epeirus, and through her he traced his descent from the great hero Achilles. ... Read more

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Fascinating look at nationalism
This is a fascinating look at how the greek national identity grew in Macedonia. It is a complicated history that many Greeks seem to gloss over or deny. The Macedonia of the 1700's was much more Slavic and Muslim than it was Greek. It wasn't until nationalism(bulgarian to the north and greek to the south) and a weakening Ottoman rule that greek national identity entered the picture. Overall this book deals with the questions of national identity in an interesting way and traces the development of families in Macedonia and how Macedonia became greek.

Not worth the paper it's written on..
An utterly historically inacurate peice of rubbish. Lay the facts as they are not as you wish them to be. Another Turkish perpective on Greek history. Unfortunately, "freedom of speech" also means "freedom to write/print inaccuracies, faslehoods and deception".

Where are my human rights?
Where are our human rights as Hellenic makedonians who lived in the region before the 6th and 8th century?
My ancestors spoke a greek dialect and eight hundred years after our leader died, Alexander the Great, slavic and mongulian minorities are falsifying my history. I once again ask the author where are my rights?
The author's claim of a Macedonian Question, is more than a mere squabble over a name. It is a well-designed scheme for annexing the northern Greek provinces of Macedonia and Thrace. It started during the inter-war period, by the decisions of the Comintern and the Balkan communist parties seeking to establish a united (Macedonian and Thracian) State. Subsequently it was Tito, in 1944, who tried to establish such a State within Yugoslavia. He changed the name of Southern Serbia (which had been known as Vardashka since 1913) to "Macedonia" and then proceeded to establish, out of the Slavs of the region (Bulgarians and Serbs), a new Slavic nation inappropriately called "Macedonian".
To transform this theoretical concept into a political reality Tito:
Concocted in 1944 a "Macedonian government" as a first step to the setting up of a Socialist Republic of Macedonia".
Dubbed the local Slavonic dialect "Macedonian language". A special committee worked for years to turn this dialect into the "official Macedonian language".
In 1968 the "Macedonian Church" came into being irregularly, by a government coup. As a result, it was not recognized as a formal Church by any Orthodox Patriarchs or by the Vatican.
In 1969, the "History of the Macedonian nation" was published. Any reference in the world's archives to Macedonia and to historical figures and historical events connected in any way with Macedonia over the millennia, was manipulated and forcibly given a "Macedonian (Slavic) identity".
Thus, politicians and historians collaborated:
to usurp the name, the emblems, and the history of Macedonia;
to set in motion expansionist aspirations, by renaming Greek Macedonia as "Aegean Macedonia", i.e. part of a united Macedonia and issued maps limiting Greece's northern frontiers to Mount Olympus;to allege the existence of a "Macedonian minority" in Greece.
Their theoretical basis for these claims was based on the assertion that:
The ancient Macedonians, Alexander the Great, the Ptolemies, etc. were not Greeks (an allegation which is repeated in the recent FYROM's school textbooks for 1992-3).
After the arrival of Slavic tribes in the Balkans in the 6th century AD those Slavs, that managed to reach the Byzantine Provinces of Ancient Macedonia, intermarried with the local non-Greek Macedonians and thus they formed a new ethnic group, the "Slavo Macedonians" who subsequently were simply referred to as "Macedonians".
Unfortunately for the author, World history does not record a similar case of usurpation of a people's name and history by another group of people.
Lack of the slightest credibility on the part of the pseudo-Macedonian "nation" of Skopje is furthermore revealed by the single fact that Skopje's Bulgarians and Serbs discovered only after 1944 that back in the sixth century they had been transformed from Slavs into Macedonians. (The Albanian Kossovarians are going to ask for their independence in the coming months. Will this uprise encourage the oppressed Albanians living in FYROM?)
To claim that the Ancient Macedonians were not Greeks, however, and to use the term "Slav" with reference to the creation of the "Macedonian nation" is a trick that the author has used.
The "Macedonian Nation" does not, nor did it ever exist. The Macedonians were Greeks, they spoke the same language and worshipped the same gods (who were inhabiting the Macedonian mountain of Olympus) and performed the same sacrifices, in the same sanctuaries as all the other Greeks. Only, if the author had a better understanding of city-states would she realise this.
The Macedonians, together with the rest of Greeks, possess according to Herodotus, the kind and constituent element that composed a nation:
"And next the kinship of all Greeks in blood and speech, and the shrines of gods and the sacrifices that we have in common and the likeness of our way of life " Herodotus, History VIII, 144,2 (Loeb, A.D. Godley).
Unfortunately, the author has re-written propaganda and has forgotten to mention that the Slavic dialect spoken in Central and Western Macedonia (Northern Greece) is an ancient Greek language. It contains 1164 Homeric words. Due to the long coexistence of Greeks, Serbs and Bulgarians, this dialect has been enriched with Bulgarian words and endings and has nothing to do with the so-called "Macedonian language" invented in 1944-45, which is a mixture of the Bulgarian and the Serbo-Croatian languages.

Exelent Book!!
I was amaized to find(and read) book like MS Karakasidou's.It is not so offten that book is writen without prejudice and with bearing the facts of the existence of the Macedonian minority in Republic of Greece. Not Slavophonic Greeks, but Slavic Macedonians, natives to the Northen Greece, the teritory of Makedonia.
We can debate here, of how well,or indepth, of acurate the book is, nothing is perfect in this world, and if it is, it will be boring, so for me this book done its justice. And told the story of forgotten Nation (minority) who's existance can not be forgotten and left on the mercy of the official Athens.
The book its self reise lot of questions and in the same time give lots of answers, wich,person who for first time exopsed to the intricate history of the Balkans and specialy Macedonia, have more clearer picture of things.
I can only aplaude to the honesty, determination and curage of MS Karakasidou, to publish this book.
It is time for the world, to hear about the Macedonian struglle for recognition in Republic of Greece.And Greece's extended eforts of assimilation, and above all the "Democracy" wich eluded this people from 1913 to this day.

WELL researched an UNBIASED
It is interesting to see what other write for reviews based solely on their OWN BIAS and a even mentioned that the author is of Turkish origin . . .NEWS FLASH the war has been over YEARS ago! This book is very much the truth. It is hard understand the views of those who are RACIST, BIASED, and want to have us take their opinion when their do not look from the outside. I have reseached this FOR YEARS, from INSIDE and OUT and I will have to agree with this book, though some parts I do not, very few. SO if your looking to learn more about this "territory" read this and more. And yes I AM Greek! Proud of it everyday as I walk the streets of Athens. But "Pride" here goes TOO far whith more of a definition of BIAS, RACISM . . . ... Read more

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Once a part of the Yugoslav Republic, the Republic of Macedonia is currently working to gain a foothold in the European community after its break from the old Yugoslavia. Despite large ethnic minorities that could have broken away, and covetous neighbors that would have been pleased to absorb some of its territory, Macedonia has managed to retain its independence and integrity. The "Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Macedonia" will assist interested readers in learning more about the recent events in the development of this newly independent state, as well as its more distant past. The "Dictionary" traces the history of Macedonia from the cAontext of the Ancient Macedonian Kingdom, through its control by the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires, up to the present day. One map and three tables give additional information on the Republic, and a chronology, list of abbreviations and acronyms, and notes on transliteration of names and dates will further assist the researcher. A detailed bibliography is broken up into subject headings such as culture, economy, history, politics, and internet; all of which are further sub-divided into more specific topics. Finally, four appendixes detail the political parties, Macedonian geographical and personal names, the Macedonian alphabet, and other facts and figures. ... Read more

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Steam over Macedonia uses railway construction and operation as a means of understanding the process of commercialization and modernization that took place during the years of the Ottoman Empire's decay. ... Read more

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Greek Denial of the Macedonian Name
The most important thing to remember about the "Macedonian conflict" is that the Greek position has changed dramatically over the past decade. Official Greek government policy was that Macedonia did not exist. When Greece took over Aegean Macedonia in 1913, they killed, tortured and ethnically cleansed hundreds of thousands of Macedonians. They changed the names of people, villages, and landmarks from Macedonian to Greek in their attempts to eradicate the Macedonian name.

Two things to remember:

1. It is ironic that Greeks now "love Macedonia" when they tried to eradicate its very existence.

2. If Macedonia has always been Greek, why did the Greek government deny its existence until the 1980's? ... Read more

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The Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Macedonia traces the key political, socio-economic, and cultural developments in the multiethnic mosaic that is Republic of Macedonia following its secession from the Yugoslav federation in the autumn of 1991. It also surveys often overlooked topics, such as the social transformations underwent in the course of the 20th century and during the decades of socialism, as well as the recent debates about historical memory and roots of the Slav Macedonian nation. Complete with a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 400 hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries, this reference provides a rich account of the history, present-day politics, and society of the Republic of Macedonia. ... Read more

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Detailed portrait of a remarkable civilization
In this fascinating and detailed volume, Nicholas Gl Hammond examines the history of Macedonia from tiny state to a united kingdom with great tolerance for ethnic and cultural diversity, which united the Greek city states.
The author go's on to describe the remarkable conquests and empire-building of Alexander the Great, and how he maintained the Macedonian Empire from Egypt to India.
He then details the civil wars under Alexander's wars that tore apart Alexander's empire's and Macedonia's eclipse and eventual defeat by Rome.

The author examines the Macedonian form of constitutional monarchy and their expertise in warfare and administration as well as the infrastructure of the Macedonian Empire.
Heparticularlydetails Macedonian art and architecture illustrated with the treasures found at Vergina and elsewhere.
This book makes for a deeper study and broader understanding by students of this fascinating civilization. ... Read more

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Because of its central place in the historiography of several Balkan countries, the Macedonian Question is an ideal topic for a comparative study. The value of this work is its balanced approach, drawing on Greek as well as Slavonic sources. Special attention is paid to population statistics.

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The Balkan Economies c. 1800-1914 is a strongly revisionist book that compares the economic progress of Serbia, Bulgaria, Bosnia, Montenegro and Macedonia in the century before World War One. Native language primary sources are used to argue that these territories probably experienced economic decline rather than growth, at least from the mid-nineteenth century. But far from hindering development, Ottoman rule made possible more progress than successive governments. This in-depth study promises to be the definitive economic history of the Balkans. ... Read more

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Balkan Economic History in Comparative Perspective
Palairet's contribution to the Balkan Economic history is the sixth volume of the Cambridge Studies in Modern Economic history series. The series are described as a new initiative in the writing of the economic historydictated by the concerns of the history of economic performance, output andproductivity with a direct reference to the evolutions and impacts ofeconomic growth or stagnation. The volumes are mentioned as written in linewith the mainstream of the series. As far as Palairet's volume isconcerned, his outcome, which is basically derived from a long termcomparative analysis of the performance of the Balkan economies, reconcileswith this phenomenon. His deductive, in-depth study of the Balkan economiesfrom early 19th century until 1914, suggests a deploring performance ratherthan growth, though agricultural production steadily increased, a level ofindustrialisation attained, nevertheless per capita output and income nevercaught up the levels of the pre-modern and pre-liberation times. Thepre-liberation times overlapped with the sovereignty of the Ottoman rulefor most of the Balkan states except Serbia enjoying an independent statusafter 1815. Such a long term overall comparative analysis requiresperiodization which is strictly reflected in the chapter formation of thebook. During the period under consideration, Balkan economies had passedthrough two institutional transformation, the first being the breakdown ofthe Ottoman decentralised administrative structre, which was major pusheffect of the Balkan economic growth and the second, the emergence of theindependent balkan states which curtailed down the economic development.Agriculture production had severely been hit by the subsistence farming,already set up by the self governments to establish a peasant power basefor the new regime. The textile proto-industries could not be able tosustain out-put levels and the market share of the pre-liberation era. I doreally impressed by the author's in-depth analysis of the Balkan economies,utilising both the qualitative and the quantitative data, covering almost,as far as we assume, all the primary and secondary sources on BalkanEconomic History. Essential feature of the book is to indicate howcontraversial is to associate Ottoman political structre with stagnation,underdevelopment and retrogression. ... Read more

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Easy reading history but not history lite
I haven't actually finished reading this book as I write this review but its a very easy read and is a great coverage of histories most unappreciated figures. Without Phillip's genius and energy, Alexander would not have inherited the best army of the day and who knows how history may have turned out?I tend to feel that Phillip's achievements are actually more outstanding than his son's. But that's not a review of the book, if you have an interest in this period then this is a solid exploration of a poorly examined 'great' of history and I think an essential companion to other works of Alexander or Greek warfare history.

Ian Worthington shows again his greatness
This is a history book that is a pleasure to read like a great piece of literature. Philip II's life and ascent is being followed step by step, year by year, one military and diplomatic success after another, one accomplishment followed by a reversal and then once again more struggling by this legendary king that united Greece. Philip is the Bismark and the Garibaldi of Ancient Greece, the man who prepared the way for Alexander the Great's mythical accomplishments.
I appreciated the sections where professor Worthington did not mince words in blasting the modern Balkan revisionists of ancient Macedonian History, explaining the Greek nature and ethnicity of the Macedonians.

Perhaps it is Philip, not Alexander, who deserves to be called "Great"
"Philip II of Macedonia" is on the ROROTOKO list of cutting-edge intellectual nonfiction. Professor Worthington's book interview ran here as cover feature on April 24, 2009.

Excellent and Much Needed Work
I was interested greatly in Phillip II and found this work brought everything I needed together. The scope and content gives the entire story of this much forgotten monarch and the read is surprisingly smooth for the detail. By using views of many less obvious works the author has brought the perspectives that were missing to Alexander's father. Phillip's story is now richer, more detailed and clearer in my mind. This is a "Must Read" for Alexander enthusiasts.

Best Overall Work to Date on Philip of Macedonia
Ian Worthington has added a much appreciated update to the still all too slim bibliography on Philip II, founder of the Macedonian Empire and father of Alexander the Great.This volume is exceedingly well researched and written, far surpassing R. Malcom Errington[ASIN:1566195195 History of Macedonia] as a general source, at least for Philip's era.I must note, though, that for military fans (such as myself), there's much less focus here on Philip's battlefield accomplishments than can be found in either Nicholas Hammond[ASIN:0715628291 Philip of Macedon] or James R. Ashley[ASIN:0786419180 Macedonian Empire: The Era of Warfare Under Philip II and Alexander the Great, 359-323 B.C.].All the same, I strongly recommend this title for anyone who is at all interested in the subject of ancient Macedonia. ... Read more

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The leading object had in view in the preparation of the present

volume has been to produce, within a moderate compass, a History of Greece that shall not only be trustworthy, but interesting to all classes of readers. Historical works, therefore, to be read by the masses, must be adapted to the popular taste. It was an acknowledgment of this truth that led Macaulay, the most brilliant of historians, to remark, "We are not certain that the best histories are not those in which a little of the exaggeration of fictitious narrative is judiciously employed. Something is lost in accuracy, but much is gained in effect.... ... Read more

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Monumental Work
Although incomplete since it does not include Epirus and Macedonia this book is an excellent, detailed, monumental work on Greek History and Literature. It's a piece of art. I don't think that another author could include so much of the ancient greek knowledge in a book, and that's the reason I forgive Hammond's region-limited view. The price may seem high, yet I recommend it to anyone *really* interested to ancient history.

Greek Denial of the Macedonian Name
The most important thing to remember about the "Macedonian conflict" is that the Greek position has changed dramatically over the past decade. Official Greek government policy was that Macedonia did not exist. When Greece took over Aegean Macedonia in 1913, they killed, tortured and ethnically cleansed hundreds of thousands of Macedonians. They changed the names of people, villages, and landmarks from Macedonian to Greek in their attempts to eradicate the Macedonian name.

Two things to remember:

1. It is ironic that Greeks now "love Macedonia" when they tried to eradicate its very existence.

2. If Macedonia has always been Greek, why did the Greek government deny its existence until the 1980's? ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Inantiquity, most of the territory that is nowtheRepublic ofMacedonia was included in thekingdom of Paeonia, which was populated by thePaeonians, a people of Thracian origins, but alsoparts of ancient Illyria and Dardania,inhabited byvarious Illyrian peoples, and Lyncestis andPelagonia populated by Molossian tribes. None ofthese had fixed boundaries; they were sometimessubject to the Kings of Macedon, and sometimes brokeaway. In 336 BC Philip II of Macedon conquered UpperMacedonia, including its northern part and southernPaeonia, which both now lie within the Republic ofMacedonia. Philip's son Alexander the Greatconquered the remainder of the region, reaching asfar north as the Danube, and incorporated it in hisempire. The Romans included most of the Republic intheir Province of Macedonia, but the northernmostparts lay in Moesia; by the time of Diocletian, theyhad been subdivided, and the Republic was splitbetween Macedonia Salutaris and Moesia prima. ... Read more