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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139869403321

Autore

Koliopoulos Giannè„s

Titolo

Modern Greece : a history since 1821 / / John S. Koliopoulos & Thanos M. Veremis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

ISBN

9781444314823 (e-book)

9781405186810 (hbk.)

1-282-35000-5

9786612350009

1-4443-1482-3

1-4443-1483-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 264 p.) : ill., maps

Collana

A New History of Modern Europe (NWME)

Altri autori (Persone)

Veremè„sThanos

Disciplina

949.507

Soggetti

Greece History 1821-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.