The Greek-Ottoman Boundary as Institution, Locality, and Process, 1832-1882

Bibliographic Data

ID3758600
AuthorsGeorge Gavrilis (The University of Texas at Austin, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume51
Issue10
Pages1516-1537
Publication date2008-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0002764208316353
OpenAlexW2073151800
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited26

Borders are often described as lines of conflict between states. The Greek-Ottoman boundary of the 19th century is no exception; history condemned it as a dangerous front of Greek state expansionism at the expense of a declining Ottoman Empire. This article uses Ottoman and Greek archival documents and British consular records to show that the Greek-Ottoman boundary was, in many ways, a well-managed institution. The central states that governed it and the two sides' border guards often cooperated and colluded to provide security and forestall conflict. Although the border eventually collapsed and moved northward at the expense of the Ottomans, this article demonstrates that the early decades of the boundary contain tremendous insight for historians and social scientists interested in contentious politics and institutions

Ancient history · Boundary (topology) · Expansionism · Front (military) · Geography · Institution · Locality · Ottoman empire · Political science · Politics · State (computer science) · Byzantine Studies and History · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Turkey's Politics and Society

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