Where local trumps national : Chr Specifically, I will examine how and the extent to which individual experience of nationalism and national identity may differ from nationalism presented as a basis for state building. This exercise shares a common concern with Hobsbawm 1 , who indicates that the study or nationalism should be centered on the ยซ views from below, i.
It also has certain parallels with Bastea 2 who indicates that one should focus on the ยซ individual actor who is part of the larger nation-building myth, but who is also able to resist or question this myth ยป. Section 1 begins with a brief explanation of the historical events leading to the population exchange of It then examines the debate on how oral narratives may challenge the official discourse and historiography of nationalism.
Having thus provided a historical background and a theoretical framework for understanding the significance of oral narratives, I move to the presentation and analysis of the oral narratives in section 2. This section will demonstrate that the nationalist ideology in Turkey and Greece could not erase the memories of co-existence and belonging to space beyond the boundaries of the nation-state.
Finally, I will conclude with some observations on the extent to which nationalism as experienced by individuals can be divergent from and richer than the official presentation of nationalism.
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The agreement provided for the compulsory exchange of Turkish nationals of the Greek Orthodox religion and Greek nationals of the Muslim religion with the exceptions of the Muslims of Western Thrace and the Greeks of Constantinople. The Agreement also provided that all movable property could be taken and financial compensation would be made for immovable property 3. As a result of the Agreement, one and a half million people were displaced.
