| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Physical description |
xv, 291 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Cambridge concise histories. |
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Cambridge concise histories.
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| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1992. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
2 Ottoman rule and the emergence of the Greek state 1770-1831 7 -- 3 Nation building, the 'Great Idea' and National Schism 1831-1922 46 -- 4 Catastrophe and occupation and their consequences 1923-49 98 -- 5 Legacy of the civil war 1950-74 142 -- 6 Consolidation of democracy and the populist decade 1974-90 166 -- 7 Balkan turmoil and political modernization: Greece in the 1990s 201 -- Royal houses of Greece 259 -- Presidents 260. |
| Summary |
This book provides a concise, illustrated introduction to the history of modern Greece, with a new final chapter about Greek history and politics to the present day. 56 illustrations. 10 maps. |
| Subject |
Greece -- History.
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| ISBN |
0521808723 cased £37.50 |
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0521004799 paperback £12.95 |
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