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Author : George Finlay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1861
Category : Greece
ISBN : BSB:BSB10446802
Author : Mark Mazower
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 625 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780143110934
Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize • One of The Economist's top history books of the year From one of our leading historians, an important new history of the Greek War of Independence—the ultimate worldwide liberal cause célèbre of the age of Byron, Europe’s first nationalist uprising, and the beginning of the downward spiral of the Ottoman Empire—published two hundred years after its outbreak As Mark Mazower shows us in his enthralling and definitive new account, myths about the Greek War of Independence outpaced the facts from the very beginning, and for good reason. This was an unlikely cause, against long odds, a disorganized collection of Greek patriots up against what was still one of the most storied empires in the world, the Ottomans. The revolutionaries needed all the help they could get. And they got it as Europeans and Americans embraced the idea that the heirs to ancient Greece, the wellspring of Western civilization, were fighting for their freedom against the proverbial Eastern despot, the Turkish sultan. This was Christianity versus Islam, now given urgency by new ideas about the nation-state and democracy that were shaking up the old order. Lord Byron is only the most famous of the combatants who went to Greece to fight and die—along with many more who followed events passionately and supported the cause through art, music, and humanitarian aid. To many who did go, it was a rude awakening to find that the Greeks were a far cry from their illustrious forebears, and were often hard to tell apart from the Ottomans. Mazower does full justice to the realities on the ground as a revolutionary conspiracy triggered outright rebellion, and a fraying and distracted Ottoman leadership first missed the plot and then overreacted disastrously. He shows how and why ethnic cleansing commenced almost immediately on both sides. By the time the dust settled, Greece was free, and Europe was changed forever. It was a victory for a completely new kind of politics—international in its range and affiliations, popular in its origins, romantic in sentiment, and radical in its goals. It was here on the very edge of Europe that the first successful revolution took place in which a people claimed liberty for themselves and overthrew an entire empire to attain it, transforming diplomatic norms and the direction of European politics forever, and inaugurating a new world of nation-states, the world in which we still live.
Author : Thomas Gordon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1832
Category : Greece
ISBN : UCAL:B3345391
Author : Paschalis M. Kitromilides,Constantinos Tsoukalas
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 825 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674259317
Winner of the 2022 London Hellenic Prize On the bicentennial of the Greek Revolution, an essential guide to the momentous war for independence of the Greeks from the Ottoman Empire. The Greek war for independence (1821–1830) often goes missing from discussion of the Age of Revolutions. Yet the rebellion against Ottoman rule was enormously influential in its time, and its resonances are felt across modern history. The Greeks inspired others to throw off the oppression that developed in the backlash to the French Revolution. And Europeans in general were hardly blind to the sight of Christian subjects toppling Muslim rulers. In this collection of essays, Paschalis Kitromilides and Constantinos Tsoukalas bring together scholars writing on the many facets of the Greek Revolution and placing it squarely within the revolutionary age. An impressive roster of contributors traces the revolution as it unfolded and analyzes its regional and transnational repercussions, including the Romanian and Serbian revolts that spread the spirit of the Greek uprising through the Balkans. The essays also elucidate religious and cultural dimensions of Greek nationalism, including the power of the Orthodox church. One essay looks at the triumph of the idea of a Greek “homeland,” which bound the Greek diaspora—and its financial contributions—to the revolutionary cause. Another essay examines the Ottoman response, involving a series of reforms to the imperial military and allegiance system. Noted scholars cover major figures of the revolution; events as they were interpreted in the press, art, literature, and music; and the impact of intellectual movements such as philhellenism and the Enlightenment. Authoritative and accessible, The Greek Revolution confirms the profound political significance and long-lasting cultural legacies of a pivotal event in world history.
Author : Thomas Gordon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1832
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB10446818
Author : Thomas Gordon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1832
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB10446819
Author : William St. Clair
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9781906924003
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 : George Finlay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1861
Category : Greece
ISBN : HARVARD:32044010115327
Author : Thomas Gordon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1844
Category : Greece
ISBN : HARVARD:32044014242341
Author : Thomas Gordon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 541 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108043533
Published in 1833, this comprehensive two-volume history of the Greek Revolution draws upon Army officer Thomas Gordon's personal experiences.
Author : William Martin Leake
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1825
Category : Greece
ISBN : OXFORD:600000757
Author : David Brewer
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781468312515
This “fresh and compelling” study sheds light on the dramatic military, political, and cultural forces that led Greece to liberation in the 19th century (Wall Street Journal). In The Greek War of Independence, Oxford scholar David Brewer presents a vividly detailed and comprehensive study of one of history’s most heroic and bloody struggles for independence. This was the revolution of the Romantic Age, inspiring painters, poets, and patriots the world over, fired as much by Lord Byron's ringing words and Delacroix's brilliant paintings as by Greece's seemingly hopeless plight. For nearly four hundred years, the Ottoman Turks governed Greece, subjecting the country to crushing and arbitrary tax burdens and its peasants to serfdom. The glories of the ancient past were gone, and under Turkish rule Greece was poor and backward. But inspired by the examples of the American and French revolutions, Napoleon's victories, and the Latin American wars of liberation, the Greek people rose up against their Turkish masters in 1821. Over the course of twelve brutal years—a time of terrible violence and bloody massacre—the Greeks and the foreign volunteers who flocked to their cause fought until independence was won in 1833.
Author : George Finlay
Publisher : Hansebooks
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3337740537
History of the Greek Revolution is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1861. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
Author : Edward Blaquière
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1824
Category : Greece
ISBN : UOM:39015011348284
Author : John Lee Comstock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1828
Category : Greece
ISBN : UOM:39015021223253