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Diaspora of the City

Stories of Cosmopolitanism from Istanbul and Athens

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  1. İlay Romain Örs

    1. Istanbul Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey

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  • The first anthropological study of the Greek Orthodox community displaced from Istanbul to Athens
  • Redefines what constitutes a diasporic, minority, or migrant community in the urban setting
  • Relates and explores ethnographic stories from members of the Rum Polites community

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology (PSUA)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. Introduction: Basics and Beginnings

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    Pages 1-39

  3. Cosmopolitan Knowledge: Impressions from Everyday Life in Athens

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    Pages 41-66

  4. Exclusive Diversity and the Ambiguity of Being Out of Place

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    Pages 67-131

  5. Resolutionary Recollections: Event, Memory, and Sharing the Suffering

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    Pages 133-169

  6. Capital of Memory: Cosmopolitanist Nostalgia in Istanbul

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    Pages 171-206

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 207-264
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About this book

As the former capital of two great empires—Eastern Roman and Ottoman—Istanbul has been home to many diverse populations, a condition often glossed as cosmopolitanism. The Greek-speaking Christian Orthodox community (Rum Polites) is among the oldest in the urban society, yet their leading status during the centuries of imperial cosmopolitanism has faded. They have even been brought to the brink of disappearance in their home city. Scattered around the world as a result of the homogenizing tendencies of nationalism, the Rum Polites in the diaspora of Istanbul (“the City” or Poli) continue to identify with its cosmopolitan legacy, as vividly shown through their everyday practices of distinction and cultural memory. By exploring the shifting meaning of cosmopolitanism in spatial and temporal contexts, Diaspora of the City examines how experiences of forced displacement can highlight changing conceptualizations of what constitutes a local, diasporic, minority, or migrantcommunity in different multicultural urban settings, past and present.



Authors and Affiliations

  • Istanbul Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey

    İlay Romain Örs

About the author

İlay Romain Örs is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey. Örs continues to teach, research, and publish on urban communities, political movements, cultural identity, displacement, and cosmopolitanism in Greece, Turkey, and the Mediterranean. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Diaspora of the City

  • Book Subtitle: Stories of Cosmopolitanism from Istanbul and Athens

  • Authors: İlay Romain Örs

  • Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55486-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-55485-7Published: 12 November 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-71706-4Published: 20 May 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-55486-4Published: 10 November 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2946-2436

  • Series E-ISSN: 2946-2444

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXV, 264

  • Topics: Diaspora, Cultural Anthropology, Urban Studies/Sociology, Urban History

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