Modern Greece: A History since 1821

by John S. Koliopoulos (University of Thessaloniki, Greece); Thanos M. Veremis (University of Athens, Greece)

• ISBN13: 9781444314830
• ISBN10: 1444314831
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-10-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Map

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Greek War of Independence (1821-30)

Statecraft and Irredentism (1831-62)

A New Dynasty and Lingering Problems (1862-97)

Distribution of Land and the Consolidation of the Segmentary Society

The Twentieth Century: An Overture

The Venizelist Decade (1910-20)

The Asia Minor Debacle (1922-3)

The Turbulent Interwar Period (1923-41)

Occupation and Conflict (1941-9)

The Post-Civil-War Period (1949-67)

Return to Democracy (1974-2009)

Opposite Poles in Politics. Karamanlis vs. Papandreou

Southern and Southeastern Europe: The Greek View

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

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