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The French colonial policy in Tunisia between 1920 and 1930 and its influence on the Greek community

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ID3978609
AuthorsAntonios Chaldeos (University of Johannesburg, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume21
Issue3
Pages379-391
Publication date2016-05-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of North African Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1362-9387 • E-ISSN: 1743-9345
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13629387.2015.1117390
OpenAlexW2272293473
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited3

The Greek presence in Tunisia dates back to the middle of the sixteenth century, when merchants and ex-slaves, once victims of the pirates operating in North Africa, settled primarily in the ports of Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli. During that period, Tunisia was part of the Ottoman Empire, and from1705 a semi-independent hegemony. The French invasion of North Africa was a crucial point in the Greek community's long presence in Tunisia. The French colonial policy brought tremendous changes in the social life of people residing in multinational Tunisia, including Greeks. The decade between 1920 and 1930 marked a series of reforms in the governmental structures of Tunisia. These events also affected Greek residents in Tunisia. Although they retained their religious identity, their ethnic orientation became directly dependent on these political and social changes, since that is when the majority of Greeks acquired French citizenship. It is important to examine whether this shift was accompanied by a transformation of the Greek national identity and the extent of its influence within the actual Greek community

Ancient history · Citizenship · Colonialism · Economic history · Empire · Ethnic group · Geography · Greeks · Hegemony · Multinational corporation · Political science · Politics · African history and culture studies · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · History · Law

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Unique citing works2
Citations per year0,22
Citation span2017 - 2020 (4)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 2

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