TY - BOOK ID - 85677166 TI - A concise history of Greece PY - 2021 SN - 1108953921 1108957315 1108844898 1108948995 9781108948999 9781108844895 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Greece KW - History KW - Grecia KW - Historia UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85677166 AB - Now reissued in a fourth, updated edition, this book provides a concise, illustrated introduction to the modern history of Greece, from the first stirrings of the national movement in the late eighteenth century to the present day. As Greece emerges from a devastating economic crisis, this fourth edition offers analyses of contemporary political, economic and social developments. It includes additional illustrations, together with updated tables and suggestions for further reading. A new concluding chapter considers the trajectory of Greek history over the two hundred years since the beginning of the War of Independence in 1821. Designed to provide a basic introduction, the first edition of this hugely successful Concise History won the Runciman Award for a best book on an Hellenic topic in 1992 and has been translated into thirteen languages, including all the languages of the Balkans. ER -