{"product_id":"greece-9781118631751","title":"Greece","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGreece: A Short History of a Long Story presents a comprehensive overview of the history of Greece by exploring the continuity of Greek culture from its Neolithic origins to the modern era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Mountains and Sea 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Physical Character of Greece 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarliest Inhabitants 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeolithic Period: Settled Life in Greece 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKuria 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Age of Heroes 17\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Islands 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Greek Age of Heroes 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePenelope and Odysseus 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 End of the Bronze Age: Slow Reshaping 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Dark Age 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchaic Age: Revival 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEstablishing Classical Greece 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHesiod 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The Second Age of Heroes: Classical Greece 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMediterranean Impact 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Golden Age 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAthens’ Rise to Dominance 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocrates, Citizen of Athens: Wisest Man in the World? 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutcome: The Peloponnesian War 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFourth-Century Greece 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Incorporation into a Larger State 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Northern Neighbor: Macedon 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlexander III 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlexander’s Successors 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Greatest of Kings: Philip II 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 \u003ci\u003eGraecia Capta\u003c\/i\u003e: Roman Control 89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoman Administration 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife in the Province of Achaea 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolybius: A Greek Captive Praises Rome 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Power Returns to Greece: The Byzantine Empire 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeparation from Rome 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRestoration of Order 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDecline 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Byzantine Greek World 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdministration \u003c\/i\u003e119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEconomic Health \u003c\/i\u003e121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eByzantine Culture \u003c\/i\u003e122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnna Comnena: Daughter of the Emperor and Historian of Byzantium 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Ottoman Greece: 1453–1821 129\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOttoman Control of Greece 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEighteenth Century 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThose Who Said “No” 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheodore Kolokotronis \u003c\/i\u003e140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdamantios Korais \u003c\/i\u003e142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRigas Velestinlis (Pheraios) \u003c\/i\u003e143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Building a New State: 1821–1935 147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnter Otto I 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1862–1913 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEleftherios Venizelos, 1864–1936 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1922–1935 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 A Player in the Modern World: 1935 to Present 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResistance Fighters 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1944–1952 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1952 to Present 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreece in the New World Order 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstantine and Costas Karamanlis 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Conclusion: Past and Present 185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronology: Major Ages of Greek History 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 195\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406897258839,"sku":"9781118631751","price":22.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118631751.jpg?v=1730497484","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/greece-9781118631751","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}