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Book SynopsisThis volume presents Greek Maritime History and unravels the historical trajectory of a maritime nation par excellence in the Eastern Mediterranean. At the core of the book lies the rise of the Greek merchant fleet and its transformation from a peripheral to an international carrier. Following the evolution of Greek shipping for more than three centuries (17th-20th century), the book traces a maritime nation in its making and provides proof of a different, yet successful pattern of maritime development compared to other European maritime nations. The chapters adopt a multidimensional and interdisciplinary approach – spanning from shipping, fishing and trade to piracy, technology, human resources and entrepreneurship – and reflect the main directions of Greek maritime historiography over the last thirty years. Contributors are: Apostolos Delis, Dimitris Dimitropoulos, Zisis Fotakis, Katerina Galani, Gelina Harlaftis, Evdokia Olympitou, Gerassimos D. Pagratis, Alexandra Papadopoulou, Socrates Petmezas, Evrydiki Sifneos, Anna Sydorenko, Ioannis Theotokas, and Katerina Vourkatioti.
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Tables Measures and Units Notes on Contributors 1 Introduction: Re-Conceptualising Greek Maritime History Katerina Galani and Alexandra Papadopoulou 2 Greek Maritime History: Navigating Greek Historiography in Domestic and International Waters Gelina Harlaftis 3 From Venetian to Ionian Protectionism: Research in the Early Modern Maritime History of the Greeks Subjects of Venice Gerassimos D. Pagratis 4 Caught Between Empires: Agency, Neutrality and a Middleman Minority Katerina Galani 5 Piracy in the Aegean: Aspects and Contradictions of Stereotypes Dimitris Dimitropoulos 6 The Black Sea in the Global Economy of the Nineteenth Century: Introducing the Black Sea Historical Statistics, 1812–1914 Alexandra Papadopoulou and Socrates Petmezas 7 The Creation of the Main Export Port of Crimea: Port Policy, Traffic, Infrastructure in the Port of Theodosia, 1895–1913 Anna Sydorenko 8 Beyond the Mediterranean: Greek Family Business and the Familiarity of the Black and Azov Seas Maritime Space Evrydiki Sifneos 9 The Advent of Steam Navigation in Greece in the Nineteenth Century Apostolos Delis 10 The Introduction of Maritime Technology in Greek Fisheries: Diving Suites in Sponge Fishing in the Aegean Evdokia Olympitou 11 Business Groups’ Diversification Strategy: The Case of Ralli Bros Diversifying in Shipping Katerina Vourkatioti 12 Greek Shipping in the Twentieth Century: The Human Resources Ioannis Theotokas 13 The Development of Naval History in Greece, 1989–2020 Zisis Fotakis Epilogue: Greek Maritime History or Maritime History of the Greeks? Katerina Galani and Alexandra Papadopoulou Index
