(P/B) GREECE, THE HIDDEN CENTURIES

Παρουσίαση

What was life really like for the Greeks under Ottoman rule? Was it a period of exploitation and enslavement for the Greeks until they were finally able to rise up against Turkish rule, as is the traditional, Greek nationalistic view? Or did the Greeks derive some benefit from Turkish rule? How did the Greeks and Turks co-exist for so long? And, why are Greek attitudes towards Venice, who also controlled much of Greece for many of these years, so different?
For almost four hundred years, between the fall of Constantinople in 1453 and the Greek War of Independence, the history of Greece is shrouded in mystery: distorted by Greek writers and largely neglected by others. In this wide-ranging yet concise history David Brewer explodes many of the myths about Turkish rule of Greece. He places the Greek story in its wider, international context and casts fresh light on the dynamics of power not only between Greeks and Ottomans but also between Muslims and Christians, both Orthodox and Catholic, throughout Europe.
This absorbing and riveting account of a crucial period will ensure that the history of Greece under Turkish rule is no longer hidden. It will be of immense value to anyone with an interest in Greek and Turkish history and in how the past has shaped the Greece we know today. (From the publisher)

Περιεχόμενα

Contents
Illustrations
Acknowledgements
A note on pronunciation
A note on names
Maps
Prologue
1. Greece before the Turks
2. 1453- The Fall of Constantinople
3. Sultans and Patriarchs
4. The Greek Peasants
5. The Italians in the Aegean
6. Pirates and Slaves
7. The Fall of Cyprus
8. 1571- Lepanto
9. Mainland Greece and Town Life
10. The Greek Church
11. Venetian Crete
12. 1669- The Turks Take Crete
13. Turkish Rule in Cyprus and Crete
14. The Changing Ottoman Empire
15. Hunger and Disease
16. Travellers to Greece
17. 1770- The Orlov Revolt
18. Greeks Abroad
19. Greeks and the Enlightenment
20. The Enlightenment Attacked
21. Prelude to Revolution
22. 1821- The War of Independence
23. One Man's War - Nik?laos Kasomo?lis
24. Some Conclusions
Notes
Chronology
Select bibliography
Index