The Greek War of Independence

Impact, Perceptions, and Transformation within and Beyond the Empire

312 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The Greek Revolution of 1821 was not merely a national uprising-it was a transnational event that reshaped the Eastern Mediterranean and reverberated across the globe. Moving beyond traditional nationalist historiography, this study draws on recent transnational and Ottoman-centered scholarship to examine how diaspora networks, European Philhellenes, and great power rivalries transformed a regional revolt into an international cause. The Ottoman context is treated not as a passive or declining backdrop, but as a dynamic, multiethnic polity grappling with reform, resistance, and the challenges of maintaining imperial cohesion. Drawing on multilingual and cross-regional sources, the Contributors explore how the Revolution was perceived, contested, and reshaped across diverse cultural and political spaces, embedding 1821 within the broader currents of nineteenth-century revolution, diplomacy, and state formation.

• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Europäische Geschichte
• ISBN: 9781836954224
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.03.2026
• Größe: 235 x 157 mm
• Verlag: Berghahn Books
• Herausgegeben von: Alexandros Lamprou, Nikos Christofis, Leonidas Moiras