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BOOK LAUNCH
of
Children of the Greek Civil War:
Refugees and the Politics of Memory
By Loring M. Danforth and Riki Van Boeschoten
(author & interviewees will be available for Q & A)
Sunday February 12, 2012
Time: 2 - 4 pm
Location: North York Central Public Library (Auditorium)
5120 Yonge Street (North York Subway Station)
At the height of the Greek Civil War in 1948, more than 38,000 children were abducted or evacuated by the Democratic Army (Greek Communist Party) or Queen Frederica of Greece in order to “save“ or “indoctrinate” them. Most of the children were relocated to “orphanages” in Eastern Europe, while national government placed the rest in “children’s homes” elsewhere in Greece. The authors have done extensive research and included a small sample of the extensive interviews of the “children” and their experiences. This controversial episode continues to fuel tensions between Greeks and Macedonians and within Greek society itself, and has a much longer and more complex history than this singular event.
FLYER: http://www.macedonianhistory.ca/PDF/...ar%20flyer.pdf
GOOGLE BOOKS PREVIEW: http://books.google.ca/books?id=mJua...Memory&f=false
of
Children of the Greek Civil War:
Refugees and the Politics of Memory
By Loring M. Danforth and Riki Van Boeschoten
(author & interviewees will be available for Q & A)
Sunday February 12, 2012
Time: 2 - 4 pm
Location: North York Central Public Library (Auditorium)
5120 Yonge Street (North York Subway Station)
At the height of the Greek Civil War in 1948, more than 38,000 children were abducted or evacuated by the Democratic Army (Greek Communist Party) or Queen Frederica of Greece in order to “save“ or “indoctrinate” them. Most of the children were relocated to “orphanages” in Eastern Europe, while national government placed the rest in “children’s homes” elsewhere in Greece. The authors have done extensive research and included a small sample of the extensive interviews of the “children” and their experiences. This controversial episode continues to fuel tensions between Greeks and Macedonians and within Greek society itself, and has a much longer and more complex history than this singular event.
FLYER: http://www.macedonianhistory.ca/PDF/...ar%20flyer.pdf
GOOGLE BOOKS PREVIEW: http://books.google.ca/books?id=mJua...Memory&f=false
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