The History of Greece
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The History of Greece

  1. 248 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The History of Greece

About this book

This complete history of Greece documents ancient times to the present, giving specific attention to its emergence as a modern European nation after the destruction, disease, and death Greece suffered during World War II and the subsequent civil war. Modern Greece started as a monarchy in 1832, with just a fraction of the land it now encompasses. The nation of Greece finally forged its identity in the 19th and 20th centuries after emerging from 400 years of Ottoman domination. This book traces the development of Greece from the Minoan civilization of Crete to modern times, telling the story of how Greece added territory and experienced fierce growing pains—including coups, dictatorships, depressions, enormous influxes of immigrants, and wars—before evolving into today's modern democratic state. The History of Greece provides both an overview of Greece's early history as well as an examination of the difficulties that emerged in 2009 and 2010, such as its recent financial problems and social unrest. Quotes from Greek politicians, scholars, poets, and ordinary citizens are included to communicate Greece's national character.

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Information

Publisher
Greenwood
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9780313375118
eBook ISBN
9780313375125
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Series Foreword
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Timeline of Historic Events
  6. 1 The Land and Its People
  7. 2 From Prehistoric Man to the Golden Age of Classical Greece
  8. 3 The Hellenistic Age Followed by Roman Rule
  9. 4 The Byzantine Empire Followed by Ottoman Rule
  10. 5 Fighting for Independence
  11. 6 Establishing an Independent Nation
  12. 7 Immigration, Wars, and the Great Catastrophe
  13. 8 World War II and the Occupation
  14. 9 Civil War
  15. 10 Recovery after the Wars
  16. 11 Democracy Returns to Greece
  17. Notable People in the History of Greece
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index