Greece: The Modern Sequel, from 1831 to the Present

Giannēs Koliopoulos, John S. Koliopoulos, Thanos M. Veremis

NYU Press, Oct 30, 2002 - History - 407 pages

"...Meticulously researched...Thoroughly documented with copious footnotes, a shronology, and extensive bibliography, this work is recommended for academic libraries."
—Library Journal

Focusing on questions that seek to illuminate vital aspects of the Greek phenomenon, this modern history of Greece is organized around themes such as politics, institutions, society, ideology, foreign policy, geography, and culture. Making clear their predilection for the principles that inspired the founding fathers of the Greek state, Koliopoulos and Veremis juxtapose these principles to contemporary practices, and outline the resulting tensions in Greek society as it enters the new millenium.

Challenging established notions and stereotypes that have disfigured Greek history, Greece: A Modern Sequel is meant to encourage a fresh look at the country and its people. In the process, a portrait of a new Greece emerges: modern, diverse, and strong.

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Contents

• POLITICS AND STATECRAFT: 11
• Government and people: 44
• INSTITUTIONS: 141
• The military: 152
• THE ECONOMY: 165
• A land of peasants: 181
• The search for a middle class: 194
• Of heroes and heroic deeds: 212
• Crime and impunity: 221
• IDEOLOGY: 227
• Demarcating the past: 236
• The return of the Hellenes: 242
• Of Greeks and others: 249
• Europe in Greece: 263
• FOREIGN POLICY: 277
• The postwar legacy: 294
• NATIONAL GEOGRAPHY: 327
• A northern boundary: 333
• War for land: 342
• Part VIII: 349
• Conclusion: 360
• Bibliography: 372
• Index: 405

About the author

John S. Koliopoulos is Professor of Modern Greek History at the University of Thessaloniki and the author of many books, including Brigands with a Cause an Plundered Loyalties.

Thanos Veremis is Professor of Political History at Athens University and President of the board of ELIAMEP (the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy). He is the author of The Military in Greek Politics.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Greece: The Modern Sequel, from 1831 to the Present
• Authors: Giannēs Koliopoulos, John S. Koliopoulos, Thanos M. Veremis
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: NYU Press, 2002
• ISBN: 0814747671, 9780814747674
• Length: 407 pages
• Subjects: History / Europe / Greece