Greece: Biography of a Modern Nation

Contents......Page 10
List of Illustrations and Photographic Acknowledgements......Page 12
List of Maps......Page 16
Names, Dates and Titles......Page 18
To the Reader......Page 20
Introduction: The Nation and its Ancestors......Page 28
1. East Meets West? (1718–1797)......Page 42
2. A Seed is Sown (1797–1821)......Page 70
3. Born in Blood (1821–1833)......Page 101
4. First Steps (1833–1862)......Page 139
5. Ideals and Sorrows of Youth (1862–1897)......Page 169
6. Military Service (1897–1913)......Page 197
7. The Self Divided (1913–1923)......Page 226
8. Starting Over (1923–1940)......Page 276
9. Meltdown (1940–1949)......Page 311
10. Uncle Sam\'s Protégé (1949–1974)......Page 349
11. Coming of Age in Europe (1974–2004)......Page 386
12. Midlife Crisis? (2004–)......Page 418
Notes......Page 442
Sources and Further Reading......Page 466
Acknowledgements......Page 482
Index......Page 486