Author: William Torrens McCullagh Torrens
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Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 362

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Author: William Torrens Maccullagh-Torrens (formerly Maccullagh.)
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 362

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Author: William Torrens Mac Cullagh Torrens
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 786

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Author: William Torrens McCullagh Torrens
Publisher:
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Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 400

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Author: W ..... Torrens Mac-Cullagh
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Languages : en
Pages : 362

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Author: William Torrens MacCullagh
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 362

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Author: Apostolos Euangelou Vakalopoulos
Publisher: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 492

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Author: William St. Clair
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
ISBN: 1906924007
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 480

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When in 1821, the Greeks rose in violent revolution against the rule of the Ottoman Turks, waves of sympathy spread across Western Europe and the United States. More than a thousand volunteers set out to fight for the cause. The Philhellenes, whether they set out to recreate the Athens of Pericles, start a new crusade, or make money out of a war, all felt that Greece had unique claim on the sympathy of the world. As Byron wrote, 'I dreamed that Greece might Still be Free'; and he died at Missolonghi trying to translate that dream into reality. William St Clair's meticulously researched and highly readable account of their aspirations and experiences was hailed as definitive when it was first published. Long out of print, it remains the standard account of the Philhellenic movement and essential reading for any students of the Greek War of Independence, Byron, and European Romanticism. Its relevance to more modern ethnic and religious conflicts is becoming increasingly appreciated by scholars worldwide. This new and revised edition includes a new Introduction by Roderick Beaton, an updated Bibliography and many new illustrations.

Author: Roderick Beaton
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022680979X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 505

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For many, “Greece” is synonymous with “ancient Greece,” the civilization that gave us much that defines Western culture today. But, how did Greece come to be so powerfully attached to the legacy of the ancients in the first place and then define an identity for itself that is at once Greek and modern? This book reveals the remarkable achievement, during the last three hundred years, of building a modern nation on the ruins of a vanished civilization—sometimes literally so. This is the story of the Greek nation-state but also, and more fundamentally, of the collective identity that goes with it. It is not only a history of events and high politics; it is also a history of culture, of the arts, of people, and of ideas. Opening with the birth of the Greek nation-state, which emerged from encounters between Christian Europe and the Ottoman Empire, Roderick Beaton carries his story into the present moment and Greece’s contentious post-recession relationship with the rest of the European Union. Through close examination of how Greeks have understood their shared identity, Beaton reveals a centuries-old tension over the Greek sense of self. How does Greece illuminate the difference between a geographically bounded state and the shared history and culture that make up a nation? A magisterial look at the development of a national identity through history, Greece: Biography of a Modern Nation is singular in its approach. By treating modern Greece as a biographical subject, a living entity in its own right, Beaton encourages us to take a fresh look at a people and culture long celebrated for their past, even as they strive to build a future as part of the modern West.

Author: John Mackinnon Robertson
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Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 508

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