A concise history of Greece /
"Now re-issued in a third, updated edition, this book provides a concise, illustrated introduction to the modern history of Greece, from the first stirrings of the national movement in the late eighteenth century to the present day. The current economic crisis has marked a turning point in the...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2013
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| Edición: | Third edition. |
| Colección: | Cambridge concise histories
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| Acceso en línea: | Cover image |
| Classic Catalogue: | View this record in Classic Catalogue |
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- Machine generated contents note: List of illustrations; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Ottoman rule and the emergence of the Greek state, 1770-1831; 3. Nation building, the 'great idea' and national schism, 1831-1922; 4. Catastrophe and occupation and their consequences, 1923-49; 5. The legacy of the civil war, 1950-74; 6. The consolidation of democracy and the populist decade, 1974-90; 7. Balkan turmoil and political modernization: Greece in the 1990s; 8. Greece in the new millennium: from affluence to austerity; Biographies; The royal houses of Greece; Presidents; Tables; Key dates; Guide to further reading; Index.