Muslim exodus and land redistribution in Autonomous Crete (1898–1913)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12216089 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Manos Perakis (University of Crete, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 135-150 |
| Publication date | 2011-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mediterranean Historical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0951-8967 • E-ISSN: 1743-940X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17535654.2011.630781 |
| OpenAlex | W1970605647 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 9 |
This article focuses on the land redistribution on the island of Crete during the Autonomy period (1898–1913). Following the massive Muslim departure in 1898 and 1899, the acquisition of Muslim land by the Christian majority became a reality mainly through private borrowing at high rates of interest. In the first years of Autonomy the leading groups in the cities and the countryside functioned as private lenders since the two credit institutions (the Public Benefit Foundations and the Bank of Crete) were either controlled by them or unable to respond to the over-demand for loans. With the passage of time, land purchase was facilitated by the economic recovery of the population and the more efficient operation of the credit institutions. Thus, a great part of the Christian population of Crete purchased land and the small landownership regime (underway since the revolution of 1821) was enhanced before the island's incorporation into the Greek state (1913)
Autonomy · Development economics · Economics · Geography · Political science · Politics · Population · Redistribution (election · Rural area · Sociology · State (computer science · African history and culture analysis · Byzantine Studies and History · Demography · Land Rights and Reforms · Law
| Citations per year | 0.38 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |