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Salonica, City of Ghosts: Christians, Muslims, and Jews, 1430-1950 | Mark Mazower

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A vivid narrative history captures the multicultural world of Salonica, from its heyday as a Byzantine port, through its role as a progressive center of the Ottoman Empire, to its occupation during World War II by the Nazis, revealing how its position as a center of progressive equality among diverse cultures and religions was gradually eroded, culminating in the Nazis' destruction of its Jewish inhabitants. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

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Salonica, City of Ghosts: Christians, Muslims, and Jews, 1430-1950 | Mark Mazower

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Excellent biography of how cities change,and how some histories can be hidden.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7578863564

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Salonica, City of Ghosts: Christians, Muslims, and Jews, 1430-1950 | Mark Mazower

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Interesting history of crossroads of religious traditions & populations. Salonica (now Thessaloniki): thriving trade center & pluralist society of diverse cultures. Jews fleeing Spanish Inquisition, Muslims & Christians sharing power. Transition from Ottoman Empire to nation-states: harsh & heartbreaking Greco-Turkish population exchange of 1923 = violent, forced migration, war. 1940s Jewish deportation. Personal histories of societal change.2004

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