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Beyond the White Tower - Transformations in Thessaloniki - Ethnographic Case Studies on Local Aspects of Urban Change (Paperback)
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Beyond the White Tower - Transformations in Thessaloniki - Ethnographic Case Studies on Local Aspects of Urban Change (Paperback)
Series: Beitrage zur Stadtforschung aus dem Institut fur Ethnologie der Universitat Hamburg, No. 4
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To most visitors passing through the city on their way to the
beaches of Chalkidiki or to the Greek Islands, Thessaloniki means
little more than its most famous tourist sites: the White Tower and
the adjacent waterfront, the fortress dominating the upper city,
and a few monuments from ancient, Byzantine or Ottoman times. But
such reduced impressions do little justice to the rich
multicultural past of the city, nor to its present position as a
cultural and economic centre of northern Greece and a gate to the
Balkans. Since the beginning of the 1990's, Thessaloniki has
experienced vast economic, social and architectural transformations
The last two decades have also brought significant changes to the
city's urban image and public presentation. Sparked by its
nomination as European Cultural Capital in 1997, there has also
been a renewed interest in Thessaloniki's multicultural history,
especially in the city's Sephardic heritage. The presence of new
immigrants, mainly from Albania and the former Soviet Union, but
also from Asia and Africa has also become quite visible in
Thessaloniki's public space. Less obvious, but equally related to
the transformations of the past two decades, is the increase of
homeless persons spending their days and nights in the inner city
and along the waterfront. The articles in this book are based on a
student research project in Thessaloniki (2004), presenting five
ethnographic case studies on local effects of these
transformations, ranging from issues of new immigration, changing
public representations in the Jewish community, to survival
strategies of the urban homeless.
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