Modern Greece
A History since 1821
Published on 13. October 2009
280 pages
978-1-4443-1483-0 (ISBN)
Description
Modern Greece: A History since 1821 is a chronologicalaccount of the political, economic, social, and cultural history ofGreece, from the birth of the Greek state in 1821 to 2008 by twoleading authorities.
* Pioneering and wide-ranging study of modern Greece, whichincorporates the most recent Greek scholarship
* Sets the history of modern Greece within the context of a broadgeo-political framework
* Includes detailed portraits of leading Greek politicians
* Provides in-depth considerations on the profound economic andsocial changes that have occurred as a result of Greece's EUmembership
Reviews / Votes
"This is an immensely readable, comprehensive and elegant overviewof the history of Greece since 1821 by two of the finest Greekhistorians of their generation." --Robert Holland, University of London "A lucid, authoritative and comprehensive guide to thehistorical development of modern Greece. Its insightful - andat times pungent - interpretation will stimulate both old andnew readers of Greek history." --Kevin Featherstone, London School of Economics "Two distinguished historians have combined their deep knowledgeand remarkable talents to produce the best comprehensive history ofmodern Greece in print today. Impressively researched, it offers anup-to-date, thorough, and carefully balanced historical narrative,sprinkled with fresh interpretations and new insights, presented ina crisp but highly readable prose. It is certain to become requiredreading and the standard reference work for specialists, students,and anyone seriously interested in contemporary Greece." --John O. Iatrides, Southern Connecticut StateUniversity If you are looking for a readable and concise, yet rich,textured, and up-to-date introduction to Modern Greek History, yoursearch is over. Modern Greece: A History since 1821 is thatbook. --Stathis Kalyvas, Yale UniversityMore details
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Persons
John S. Koliopoulos is Professor of Modern Greek History atthe University of Thessaloniki. He has written widely on nineteenthand twentieth-century Greece, including Brigands with a Cause:Brigandage and Irredentism in Modern Greece, 1881-1912 (1987)and Plundered Loyalties (1999).
Thanos M. Veremis is Professor of Political Historyat the University of Athens, and is President of the Greek NationalCouncil for Education. His previous publications includeGreece's Balkan Entanglement (1994), The Military inGreek Politics (1997), and Action without Foresight: WesternIntervention in Yugoslavia (2002).
The authors have collaborated on Greece: A ModernSequel (2002), a thematic overview of scholarly debatesconcerning the history of modern Greece.
Content
List of Figures and Map
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Greek War of Independence (1821-30)
2. Statecraft and Irredentism (1831-62)
3. A New Dynasty and Lingering Problems (1862-97)
4. Distribution of Land and the Consolidation of the SegmentarySociety
5. The Twentieth Century: An Overture
6. The Venizelist Decade (1910-20)
7. The Asia Minor Debacle (1922-3)
8. The Turbulent Interwar Period (1923-41)
9. Occupation and Conflict (1941-9)
10. The Post-Civil-War Period (1949-67)
11. Return to Democracy (1974-2009)
12. Opposite Poles in Politics. Karamanlis vs. Papandreou
13. Southern and Southeastern Europe: The Greek View
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
