Greece: Biography of a Modern Nation by Roderick Beaton (English) Paperback Book

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Greece by Roderick Beaton A history of modern Greece by one of the pre-eminent experts in the fieldWe think we know ancient Greece, the civilization that shares the same name and gave us just about everything that defines western culture today, in the arts, sciences, social sciences and politics. Yet, as Greece has been brought under repeated scrutiny during the financial crises that have convulsed the country since 2010, worldwide coverage has revealed just how poorly we grasp the modern nation. This book sets out to understand the modern Greeks on their own terms.How did Greece come to be so powerfully attached to the legacy of the ancients in the first place, and then to define an identity for its people that is at once Greek and modern? This book reveals the remarkable achievement, during the last 300 years, of building a modern nation on, sometimes literally, the ruins of a vanished civilization. This is the story of the Greek nation state but also, and perhaps more fundamentally, of the collective identity that goes with it. It is not only a history of events and high politics, it is also a history of culture, of the arts, of people and of ideas. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Roderick Beaton is the Emeritus Koraes Professor of Modern Greek and Byzantine History, Language and Literature at Kings College London. He is a three-time winner of the Runciman Award, for his books George Seferis- Waiting for the Angel- A Biography, An Introduction to Modern Greek Literature, and Byrons War- Romantic Rebellion, Greek Revolution, which was also shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize. He is a Fellow of the British Academy, and in 2019 was made a Commander of the Order of Honour of the Hellenic Republic, in recognition of his distinguished contribution to the study of Modern Greek and Byzantine History, Language and Literature. Review The best history of Greece around... Beautifully written and packed with insights about the culture and the people. I will be dipping into this book for the rest of my life. -- Victoria Hislop * The Week *His new book - judicious, well-researched and commendably up-to-date - deserves to be the standard general history of modern Greece in English for years to come. * Financial Times *This book explores the history, not of a Greece of romantic or philhellenic imagination, but the reality of the country as it has become today. The empathy it evokes for the survival of modern Greek statehood against a recurring pattern of often existential crisis is all the more compelling, subtle and above all human in its many-sidedness. Beatons account instantly becomes the single most outstanding treatment of its subject and shows us why - as Lord Palmerston expressed it succinctly for his own times - Greece is an emotional word that still matters to contemporary society. -- Professor Robert HollandA wonderfully engaging narrative ... It is a superb achievement and to be recommended to anyone with even the most rudimentary interest -- Professor Kevin FeatherstoneA perceptive analysis of Greeces financial crisis, the embers of which continue to threaten to derail the single currency project of the EU * Country Life *Praise for Byrons War: Indispensable * Literary Review * Promotional A history of modern Greece by one of the pre-eminent experts in the field. Review Text The best history of Greece around... Beautifully written and packed with insights about the culture and the people. I will be dipping into this book for the rest of my life. Review Quote The best history of Greece around... Beautifully written and packed with insights about the culture and the people. I will be dipping into this book for the rest of my life.--Victoria Hislop, The Week His new book - judicious, well-researched and commendably up-to-date - deserves to be the standard general history of modern Greece in English for years to come.-- Financial Times This book explores the history, not of a Greece of romantic or philhellenic imagination, but the reality of the country as it has become today. The empathy it evokes for the survival of modern Greek statehood against a recurring pattern of often existential crisis is all the more compelling, subtle and above all human in its many-sidedness. Beatons account instantly becomes the single most outstanding treatment of its subject and shows us why - as Lord Palmerston expressed it succinctly for his own times - Greece is an emotional word that still matters to contemporary society.--Professor Robert Holland A wonderfully engaging narrative ... It is a superb achievement and to be recommended to anyone with even the most rudimentary interest--Professor Kevin Featherstone A perceptive analysis of Greeces financial crisis, the embers of which continue to threaten to derail the single currency project of the EU-- Country Life Praise for Byrons War : Indispensable-- Literary Review Promotional "Headline" A history of modern Greece by one of the pre-eminent experts in the field Details ISBN0141986522 Author Roderick Beaton Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 2020 ISBN-10 0141986522 ISBN-13 9780141986524 Publication Date 2020-03-05 Pages 496 Format Paperback Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Subtitle Biography of a Modern Nation Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 949.5 Short Title Greece Language English UK Release Date 2020-03-05 Alternative 9780241312858 NZ Release Date 2020-03-16 AU Release Date 2020-03-16 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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