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Maria Adamopoulou

Maria Adamopoulou, European University Institute, Florence, Italy.

The Greek Gastarbeiter in the Federal Republic of Germany (1960–1974)

The Greek Gastarbeiter in the Federal Republic of Germany (1960–1974)

Was migration to Germany a blessing or a curse? The main argument of this book is that the Greek state conceived labor migration as a traineeship into Europeanization with its shiny varnish of progress. Jumping on a fully packed train to West Germany meant leaving the past behind.

The Greek Gastarbeiter in the Federal Republic of Germany (1960–1974)

The Greek Gastarbeiter in the Federal Republic of Germany (1960–1974)

Was migration to Germany a blessing or a curse? The main argument of this book is that the Greek state conceived labor migration as a traineeship into Europeanization with its shiny varnish of progress. Jumping on a fully packed train to West Germany meant leaving the past behind.

The Greek Gastarbeiter in the Federal Republic of Germany (1960–1974)

The Greek Gastarbeiter in the Federal Republic of Germany (1960–1974)

Was migration to Germany a blessing or a curse? The main argument of this book is that the Greek state conceived labor migration as a traineeship into Europeanization with its shiny varnish of progress. Jumping on a fully packed train to West Germany meant leaving the past behind.