Modern Greece : a history since 1821 / John S. Koliopoulos & Thanos M. Veremis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koliopoulos, Giannēs.

Contributor:

Veremēs, Thanos.

Series:

New history of modern Europe

A New History of Modern Europe (NWME)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greece--History.

Greece.

Greece--History--1821-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 264 p.) : ill., maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.

Summary:

Modern Greece: A History since 1821 is a chronological account of the political, economic, social, and cultural history of Greece, from the birth of the Greek state in 1821 to 2008 by two leading authorities. Pioneering and wide-ranging study of modern Greece, which incorporates the most recent Greek scholarship. Sets the history of modern Greece within the context of a broad geo-political framework. Includes detailed portraits of leading Greek politicians. Provides in-depth considerations on the profound economic and social changes that have occurred as a result of Greece's EU membership.

Contents:

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 Segmentary Society; 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781444314823 (ebook)

9781405186810 (hbk.)

9786612350009

9781282350007

1282350005

9781444314823

1444314823

9781444314830

1444314831

OCLC:

530178117