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History´s Spoiled Children: The Formation of the Modern Greek State
Kostas Kostis
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Description for History´s Spoiled Children: The Formation of the Modern Greek State
Hardback. Greece holds a special place in the heart of the West as it is seen as the birthplace of democracy. Kostis considers how this 'special nation' status has in turn influenced the modern Greek state Translator(s): Moe, Jacob. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; HBJD; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
History's Spoiled Children is the story of a small Ottoman province and its transformation into a modern European state. In some respects, the challenges to the formation of the Greek state could be likened to those encountered by the Western world in its efforts to impose its politico-cultural model on societies foreign to it. Though the Greeks of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries were Christians whereas the societies subject to Western experimentation today are Muslim, the political venture known as modernisation has treated both as civilising projects and in no way as equal partners.However, there is one distinction that cannot be ignored. Western Europeans regard Greece and Greeks as foundational in their own history. With this in mind, one may better understand the West's (more or less) particular treatment of these populations, which not only rebelled against the Ottoman Empire in the name of Christianity but also invoked connections to an ancient past in which Europe sees the roots of its own identity.Kostas Kostis explores this perception and traces the formation of this favoured modern nation, dubbed in nineteenth-century Europe the 'spoiled children of history.'
Product Details
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849048255
SKU
V9781849048255
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About Kostas Kostis
Kostas Kostis is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Athens. From 2006 to 2009 he occupied the Chair of Modern and Contemporary Greek Studies at the Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales in Paris. His most recent publication is State and business in Greece: A History of the Aluminium of Greece, (2013).
Reviews for History´s Spoiled Children: The Formation of the Modern Greek State
This sweeping, provocative, argumentative history of the evolution of the Greek state is the most important to have appeared since the 1970s.
Mark Mazower, author of 'Salonica: City of Ghosts' `Expertly balancing succinct description and expansive analysis, this must-read account of Greece's fascinating and multilayered modern history will satisfy readers seeking a deeper understanding.'
Stathis Kalyvas, Professor of Political Science, Director of the Program on Order, Conflict, and Violence, Yale University, and author of 'Modern Greece: What Everyone Needs to Know' 'Written at the beginning of the recent economic crisis in Greece by a prominent economic historian, this book provides a sober and coherent account of the transformations of the Greek state from the 19th to the 21st century. Often offering explanations that challenge traditional views, it is no wonder the book has already become a bestseller in Greece. This edition will provide a valuable tool for the study of Greek history.'
E. Kostas Skordyles, Lecturer of Modern Greek History and Language, University of Oxford, and author of 'Culture and Society in Crete: from Kornaros to Kazantzakis' 'Kostas Kostis explodes cherished myths and challenges stereotypical assumptions in this authoritative account of the formation and fortunes of Greece as a modern state during the last three centuries, the most comprehensive so far available in English. A must-read for all with an interest in the modern history of Greece or the comparative study of state-formation.'
Roderick Beaton, Koraes Professor of Modern Greek History, Language & Literature, King's College London and author of 'The Making of Modern Greece: Nationalism, Romanticism, & the Uses of the Past (1797-1896)' 'Covering the period from the eighteenth to the twenty-first century, this book offers a highly readable, concise and thought-provoking account of the formation of the Greek state. A bold, authoritative and well-informed introduction to modern Greek history, it eloquently demonstrates the advances of Greek historiography in recent years.'
Dimitris Tziovas, Professor of Modern Greek Studies, University of Birmingham, and author of 'Greek Diaspora and Migration Since 1700: Society, Politics and Culture' 'A remarkable attempt to make sense of the intricacies of modern state building in Greece by one of the country's most accomplished contemporary historians. The book's many virtues include the author's broad comparative perspective that makes possible a realistic understanding of the dramatic historical trajectory of a small nation, whose brilliant classical heritage has secured it the continuous attention and support of the modern West.'
Paschalis M. Kitromilides, Professor of Political Science, University of Athens and author of 'Enlightenment and Revolution: The Making of Modern Greece'
Mark Mazower, author of 'Salonica: City of Ghosts' `Expertly balancing succinct description and expansive analysis, this must-read account of Greece's fascinating and multilayered modern history will satisfy readers seeking a deeper understanding.'
Stathis Kalyvas, Professor of Political Science, Director of the Program on Order, Conflict, and Violence, Yale University, and author of 'Modern Greece: What Everyone Needs to Know' 'Written at the beginning of the recent economic crisis in Greece by a prominent economic historian, this book provides a sober and coherent account of the transformations of the Greek state from the 19th to the 21st century. Often offering explanations that challenge traditional views, it is no wonder the book has already become a bestseller in Greece. This edition will provide a valuable tool for the study of Greek history.'
E. Kostas Skordyles, Lecturer of Modern Greek History and Language, University of Oxford, and author of 'Culture and Society in Crete: from Kornaros to Kazantzakis' 'Kostas Kostis explodes cherished myths and challenges stereotypical assumptions in this authoritative account of the formation and fortunes of Greece as a modern state during the last three centuries, the most comprehensive so far available in English. A must-read for all with an interest in the modern history of Greece or the comparative study of state-formation.'
Roderick Beaton, Koraes Professor of Modern Greek History, Language & Literature, King's College London and author of 'The Making of Modern Greece: Nationalism, Romanticism, & the Uses of the Past (1797-1896)' 'Covering the period from the eighteenth to the twenty-first century, this book offers a highly readable, concise and thought-provoking account of the formation of the Greek state. A bold, authoritative and well-informed introduction to modern Greek history, it eloquently demonstrates the advances of Greek historiography in recent years.'
Dimitris Tziovas, Professor of Modern Greek Studies, University of Birmingham, and author of 'Greek Diaspora and Migration Since 1700: Society, Politics and Culture' 'A remarkable attempt to make sense of the intricacies of modern state building in Greece by one of the country's most accomplished contemporary historians. The book's many virtues include the author's broad comparative perspective that makes possible a realistic understanding of the dramatic historical trajectory of a small nation, whose brilliant classical heritage has secured it the continuous attention and support of the modern West.'
Paschalis M. Kitromilides, Professor of Political Science, University of Athens and author of 'Enlightenment and Revolution: The Making of Modern Greece'