Description
Book SynopsisModern 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 ContentsList of Figures and Map
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Greek War of Independence (1821–30)
2. Statecraft and Irredentism (1831–62)
3. A New Dynasty and Lingering Problems (1862–97)
4. Distribution of Land and the Consolidation of the Segmentary Society
5. The Twentieth Century: An Overture
6. The Venizelist Decade (1910–20)
7. The Asia Minor Debacle (1922–3)
8. The Turbulent Interwar Period (1923–41)
9. Occupation and Conflict (1941–9)
10. The Post-Civil-War Period (1949–67)
11. Return to Democracy (1974–2009)
12. Opposite Poles in Politics. Karamanlis vs. Papandreou
13. Southern and Southeastern Europe: The Greek View
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
