[MGSA-L] Fw: New Publication: Anatolia College by W. McGrew

[Roland Moore]

I wish to apologize to Bill McGrew - he pointed out that I had misspelled his name in my previous subject line for the announcement of his new book. Again, sorry about that.  With best wishes, Roland

      On Sunday, May 10, 2015 11:59 AM, Roland Moore <rolandmo at pacbell.net> wrote:
   

 

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From: Bill McGrew <billmcgrew6 at gmail.com>
Date: May 10, 2015 at 12:31:00 PM MDT
To: Roland Moore <rolandmo at pacbell.net>
Subject: New Publicatiocn

Dear Dr. Moore:
Upon the recommendation of S. Victor Papacosma, I request that MGSA include in its upcoming announcements the recent publication of my book: "Educating Across Cultures: Anatolia College in Turkey and Greece" (Rowman & Littlefield). Please allow me to provide a brief description.
This account chronicles a remarkable American educational undertaking thatspanned two continents and survived three wars. It began with Anatolia'sBoston-based founders, who initially hoped to bring Calvinist Christianity tothe diverse peoples of the Ottoman Empire but gradually shifted their emphasisto educational goals. While seeking to enrich the lives of the inhabitants of AsiaMinor and beyond from the College's campus south of the Black Sea, Protestanteducators also encountered rampant ethnic strife and the loss of many studentsand staff. Most remarkable was the pursuit on horseback across Turkey's plainsby two American women in 1915 to save some fifty Armenian girls otherwise destined to perish at the hands of the Turks. Renewed violence following World War I forced Anatolia to relocate from Turkey to Thessaloniki, the major city in northern Greece.
The book follows Anatolia over the subsequent decades as it embraced a society experiencing an often-violent trajectory, including the Nazi occupationand seizure of its campus followed by civil war. Nevertheless, the College succeeded in restoring its spacious campus to become one of the finest in Greece, and in drawing students from all regions through generous scholarships. Close collaboration between Greek and American educators in merging the rich Hellenic cultural legacy with the strongest features of American instruction enabled Anatolia to become today one of Greece's most outstanding institutions at both the school and college levels.
The author, who holds a doctorate in modern Greek and European history fromthe University of Cincinnati, served for 25 years as President of Anatolia. Hisearlier work includes "Land and Revolution in Modern Greece, 1800-1881, the Transition in the Tenure and Exploitation of Land from Ottoman Rule toIndependence" (Kent State University Press). 
I should note that Dr. John Iatrides wrote the Introduction, whereas Peter Allen,Peter Bien and Stanley Aschenbrenner have provided laudatory commentaries. 
Thank you for your cooperation.
William (Bill) McGrew

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