Spatial Conceptions of the Nation

Nikiforos Diamandouros is Professor of Political Science, University of Athens and European Ombudsman. Thalia Dragonas is Professor of Social Psychology, University of Athens. Caglar Keyder is Professor of Sociology, Bogazici University.

'One could hardly think of a better and more fruitful playground for social scientists and historians than the troubled and intertwined past of Greece and Turkey as territorial nation states... the complexity of the process through which these two nation states have been thought, imagined, invented, represented, and eventually implemented is such that it still legitimately attracts a wide range of scholarly interest and activity in the humanities and social sciences... [In this book] the theme selected is that of space and geography, clearly essential factors in the construction and definition of national projects...[and it] is an excellent sequel to the ongoing conversation between social scientists and historians working on Greece and Turkey. The novelty and thoroughness of the studies undertaken make this project a most remarkable and viable one in terms of its likely contribution to, and impact on, the relevant fields of scholarship.' - Edhem Eldem, Professor of History and Chair of the Department of History, Bogazici University; '...The principal common element in the [chapters], the emphasis in the mixture and interaction of history and geography, as applied to a region peculiarly rich in both, proves especially productive. And the totality of the essays included illuminate in interesting (and often original) manner the history and relations of the two peoples principally involved - the Greeks and the Turks -and the ways in which they have interacted and influenced one another over the past two centuries.' - A. A. Fatouros, Emeritus Professor of International Law, University of Athens

• IntroductionPART IChapter 1.The Imaginary Topographies of the Megali Idea: National Territory as Utopia Anastasia Stouraiti and Alexander KazamiasChapter 2. Urban Space and Nationalism: Changing Local Networks in the Nineteenth-century Ottoman EmpireYonca KoksalChapter 3. From Ottoman Territory to a Greek State: Hypotheses on an Unfinished RuptureYannis TsiomisChapter 4. Sisyphian Task or Procrustean Bed? Matching State and Church Borders and Promised Lands in GreeceAbastassios AnasstassiadisChapter 5.The Role of Religion and Geography in Turkish Nationalism: The Case of Nurettin TopçuM. As?m Karaömerlio?luChapter 6.Historical Perspectives on Contemporary DilemmasNur YalmanPART IIChapter 7. The Materiality of Sovereignty: Geographical Expertise and Changing Place Names in Northern CyprusYael Navaro-YashinChapter 8.Greek Cypriot National Identity: A Clash between Geography and HistoryCaesar V. MavratsasPART IIIChapter 9.Nationalisms vs Millets: Building Collective Identities in Ottoman ThraceParaskevas KonortasChapter 10.Contested Territories and the Quest for Ethnology: People and Places in Izmir 1919-22Georgios AgelopoulosChapter 11. Antakya between Empire and NationRe?at KasabaChapter 12. Narratives of Istanbul’s Ottoman HeritageAyse Oncu