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Modern Greece : A History Since 1821 by John S, Koliopoulos, Thanos M. Veremis (In English)

[Code : 9781405186810] Modern Greece : A History Since 1821 by John S, Koliopoulos, Thanos M. Veremis (In English)

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Modern Greece : A History Since 1821 by John S, Koliopoulos, Thanos M. Veremis

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.

Koliopoulos (modern Greek history, U. of Thessaloniki) and Veremis (political history, U. of Athens) do not so much disagree with the British and other foreign historians whose work has shaped the academic and popular conception of modern Greece, as feel compelled to contribute a domestic account based on their years of teaching to Greek and foreign students. Among the recurring themes they find are state-building, nationalism, irredentism, diaspora, charismatic leadership, westernization, segmentary society, and civil society. Among the highlights are the 1821-30 Greek war of independence from the Ottoman Empire, distribution of land and the consolidation of the segmented society, the Asia Minor debacle 1922-23, occupation and conflict 1941-49, the return to democracy since 1974, Karamanlis versus Papandreou as opposite poles in politics, and the Greek view of southern and southeastern Europe.


In English
Hardcover, 280 pages
ISBN: 978-1405186810



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