Unit:
Department of History and ArchaeologyLibrary of the School of Philosophy
Author:
Makris Alexandros
Dissertation committee:
Σπυρίδων Γ. Πλουμίδης, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Ευάνθης Χατζηβασιλείου, Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Δήμητρα Λαμπροπούλου, Επίκουρη Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Ευάγγελος Καραμανωλάκης, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Βασίλειος Γούναρης, Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας, Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης
Δέσποινα Παπαδημητρίου, Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Πολιτικής Επιστήμης και Ιστορίας, Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο
Νικόλαος Αναστασόπουλος, Επίκουρος Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων
Original Title:
«Οι κήρυκες της ιδέας του έθνους»: Παλαιοί Πολεμιστές, Ανάπηροι και Θύματα Πολέμου στην Ελλάδα (1912–1940)
Translated title:
'The preachers of the idea of the nation' Veterans and War Victims in Greece (1912–1940)
Summary:
In the aftermath of First World War the millions of veterans and war victims formed a new and numerous social category in all belligerents, among of which was also Greece. War veterans was a pillar of social history of the Interwar period, however, their history is a neglected subject in Greek historiography.
The Ph.D. thesis deals with Greek veterans during the period 1912–1940 and focuses mainly on i) the welfare system which created for the ex-servicemen, ii) the veterans’ organizations, iii) the international context. Furthermore, it examines Greek ex-servicemen’s international contacts and their participation in international veterans’ organizations (Veterans’ International, FIDAC, CIAMAC, CIP), as well as their position in the formation and conservation of the war memory.
These dimensions provide us a deep illustration of veterans’ opinions, political affiliations and mentalities, as well as the perceptions of the State and the society for them.
This doctoral research covers numerous aspects of social history of Greek Interwar period since veterans and war victims interacted with many contemporary social and political issues. At the same time, there are numerous references to the corresponding international developments because a constant aim of this research is to integrate the Greek case into international historiography both of the Great War and the veterans studies.
Main subject category:
History
Keywords:
veterans, ex-servicemen, ancien combattant, First World War, Interwar, disabled, FIDAC, CIAMAC, CIP, transnational contacts, welfare state
Number of references:
3362
