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Modern Greece: From the War of Independence to the Present
Thomas W. Gallant
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Description for Modern Greece: From the War of Independence to the Present
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 maps, 20 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
Modern Greece is an updated and enhanced edition of a classic survey of Greek history since the beginning of the 19th century. Giving equal weighting to social, political and diplomatic aspects, it offers detailed coverage of the formation of the Greek nation state, the global Greek diaspora, the country's relationships with Europe and the United States and a range of other topics, including women, rural areas, nationalism and the Civil War, woven together in a nuanced and highly readable narrative. Fresh material and new pedagogical features have been added throughout, most notably: - new chapters on 19th-century ... Read more
Modern Greece is an updated and enhanced edition of a classic survey of Greek history since the beginning of the 19th century. Giving equal weighting to social, political and diplomatic aspects, it offers detailed coverage of the formation of the Greek nation state, the global Greek diaspora, the country's relationships with Europe and the United States and a range of other topics, including women, rural areas, nationalism and the Civil War, woven together in a nuanced and highly readable narrative. Fresh material and new pedagogical features have been added throughout, most notably: - new chapters on 19th-century ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472567567
SKU
V9781472567567
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99-50
About Thomas W. Gallant
Thomas W. Gallant is Professor and Nicholas Family Endowed Chair in Modern Greek History at UC San Diego, USA. He is the author of Experiencing Dominion: Culture, Identity and Power in the British Mediterranean (2002) and editor of the ten-volume Edinburgh History of the Greeks.
Reviews for Modern Greece: From the War of Independence to the Present
With an authoritative and highly readable prose that testifies to Gallant's long-established mastery of his field, the newly expanded edition of Modern Greece presents an extremely timely and balanced account of social and political history in the country from the 19th century to the present day. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand Greece and its people. ... Read more