David Priestland · Habits of Empire: Financial Imperialism · LRB 27 July 2023 lrb.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lrb.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A big part of the narrative surrounding the events of the burning of Smyrna one hundred years ago is that the Great Powers turned their backs on the Greek refugees. Indeed, their battleships were instructed to take on board only persons fleeing the fire who were their own citizens, as a way of maint