Greece, the hidden centuries : Turkish rule from the fall of Constantinople to Greek independence / David Brewer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brewer, David, 1932- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Turks--Greece--History.

Turks.

Greece--History--1453-1821.

Greece.

Greece--History--323-1453.

Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.

Turkey.

Greece--Ethnic relations.

Greece--Social life and customs--1453-1821.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris ; New York : Distributed in the United States and Canada by Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For almost four hundred years, between the fall of Constantinople in 1453 and the Greek War of Independence, the history of Greece is shrouded in mystery. What was life really like for the Greeks under Ottoman rule? Was it a period of unremitting exploitation and enslavement for the Greeks until they were finally able to rise up against their Turkish overlords, as is the traditional, Greek nationalistic view? Or did the Greeks derive some benefit from Turkish rule? How did the Greeks and Turks co-exist for so long? And why are Greek attitudes towards Venice, who also controlled much of Greece

Contents:

Contents; List of Maps; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Notes on Pronunciation and Names; Prologue

The Greek View of Turkish Rule; 1. Greece Before the Turks; 2. 1453 - The Fall of Constantinople; 3. Sultans and Patriarchs; 4. The Greek Peasants; 5. The Italians in the Aegean; 6. Pirates and Slaves; 7. The Fall of Cyprus; 8. 1571 - Lepanto; 9. Mainland Greece and Town Life; 10. The Greek Church; 11. Venetian Crete; 12. 1669 - The Turks Take Crete; 13. Turkish Rule in Cyprus and Crete; 14. The Changing Ottoman Empire; 15. Hunger and Disease; 16. Travellers to Greece

17. 1770 - The orlov Revolt18. Greeks Abroad; 19. Greeks and the Enlightenment; 20. The Enlightenment Attacked; 21. Prelude to Revolution; 22. 1821 - The war of Independence; 23. One Man's War - Nikólaos Kasomoúlis; 24. Some Conclusions; Chronology; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [294]-297) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Edition:

Reproduction of: Brewer, David, 1932- London : I.B. Tauris, 2010 (308 pages ; 25 cm) Call number of original: DF801.B74 2010

ISBN:

9780857730046

0857730045

9780857721679

0857721674