The Ionian Islands and Epirus : a cultural history / / by Jim Potts

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910821177603321
• Autore: Potts Jim
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford [England], : Andrews, 2012, c2010
• ISBN: 1-908493-47-X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (273 p.)
• Collana: Landscape of the imagination
• Disciplina: 949.5/5
• Soggetti: Ionian Islands (Greece) History; Corfu Island (Greece) History; Epirus (Greece and Albania) History; Ionian Islands (Greece) Social life and customs; Corfu Island (Greece) Social life and customs; Epirus (Greece and Albania) Social life and customs; Ionian Islands (Greece) Description and travel; Corfu Island (Greece) Description and travel; Epirus (Greece and Albania) Description and travel
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Originally published in the U.K. by Signal Books, 2010.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Preface & Acknowledgements; A note on the spelling of names; Dedication; Introduction; The Ionian Islands; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Back Matter; Also Available
• Sommario/riassunto: Scattered off the west coast of mainland Greece are the seven Ionian Islands, celebrated for their spectacular landscapes, olive groves and classical associations. Together with the mountainous mainland region of Epirus, the combined populations of Corfu, Paxos, Lefkas, Ithaca, Kefalonia, Zakynthos and Kythira constitute less than a twentieth of the population of Greece, yet they have made a huge contribution to the culture of the country, before and since becoming part of the Greek state. T...