Now reissued in a second updated edition this book provides a conciseillustrated introduction to the history of modern Greece from the firststirrings of the nat... » 

Now reissued in a second updated edition this book provides a conciseillustrated introduction to the history of modern Greece from the firststirrings of the national movement in the late eighteenth century to thepresent day. It is designed to provide a basic introduction for general andacademic readers with little or no prior knowledge of the subject andsupersedes Professor Cloggs A Short History of Modern Greece which became aclassic following its initial publication in 1979. This wholly new book firstpublished in 1992 was conceived afresh for a broad readership.Now reissued in a second updated edition. This book provides a concise illustrated introduction to the modern history of Greece from the first stirring of the national movement in the late eighteenth century to the present day. Now reissued in a second updated edition. This book provides a concise illustrated introduction to the modern history of Greece from the first stirring of the national movement in the late eighteenth century to the present day. «