Interdisciplinary Seminar in Economic History: Large landownership and social inequality in the Greek countryside in the 19th century
14/05/2024 (Seminars)
Bank of Greece, DIESOI
The Historical Archives of the Bank of Greece, in the context of the Interdisciplinary Seminar in Economic History, jointly organised with the Athens University of Economics and Business and Panteion University, invite you to the lecture entitled:
"Large landownership and social inequality in the Greek countryside in the 19th century"
Speaker: Sakis Dimitriadis (Institute for Mediterranean Studies)
A few words on the topic:
The speaker will seek to link two different debates that we find in the field of economic history. The first, which has been going on for decades, exclusively among Greek historians, revolves around the question of the forms of property ownership in Greece before the annexation of Thessaly (1881) and more precisely the existence or not of large landed estates. The second concerns the measurement and comparison of social inequality in past societies, which has gained momentum at the international level, but unfortunately – as Sakis Dimitriadis will argue – without the participation of Greek history scholars. By linking the two historiographical problems, the speaker will attempt to summarise the conclusions concerning the distribution of wealth and the weight of large landownership in the Greek countryside in the first half of the 19th century, through the use of data from unknown statistics of the Kapodistrian and Othonian periods.
The sessions are held between 17:00-19:00 at the Museum of the Bank of Greece, 3, Amerikis Street, Athens, and are open to the public, without requiring prior registration. The lecture will be delivered in Greek.
The complete programme of upcoming lectures is available on the website of the Interdisciplinary Seminar in Economic History.
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