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Globalisation, Migration and Socio-Economic Change in Contemporary Greece
Amsterdam University Press 2006; US$ 59.95Explores the complex set of processes that determine the incorporation patterns of migrants from Balkan countries in Greece. more...
The Eunuch in Byzantine History and Society
Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 44.95The existence of eunuchs was one of the defining features of the Byzantine Empire. Covering the whole span of the history of the empire, from the fourth to the fifteenth centuries AD, Shaun Tougher presents a comprehensive survey of the history and roles of eunuchs, making use of extensive comparative material, such as from China, Persia and the Ottoman... more...
The Making of Modern Greece
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2009; US$ 124.95In 1821, when the banner of revolution was raised against the empire of the Ottoman Turks, the story of 'Modern Greece' is usually said to begin. Less well known is the international recognition given to Greece as an independent state with full sovereign rights, as early as 1830, placing Greece in the vanguard among the new nation-states of... more...
Text und Übersetzung
De Gruyter 2009; US$ 56.00Since Ameis-Hentze-Cauer (1868-1913) no comprehensive, scholarly commentary of Homers Iliad has been published in German. In the meantime considerable progress has been made in many traditional areas of Homeric studies (language, realia, structure etc.). In addition, generally acknowledged new fields such as narratology have been systematically... more...
Text und Übersetzung
De Gruyter 2009; US$ 56.00Since Ameis-Hentze-Cauer (1868-1913) no comprehensive, scholarly commentary of Homers Iliad has been published in German. In the meantime considerable progress has been made in many traditional areas of Homeric studies (language, realia, structure etc.). In addition, generally acknowledged new fields such as narratology have been systematically... more...
Historical Dictionary of Modern Greece
Scarecrow Press 2009; US$ 79.99The Historical Dictionary of Modern Greece explores the modern history of this country through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, and institutions, as well as on significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects. more...
Historical Dictionary of Byzantium
Scarecrow Press 2011; US$ 109.99In this revised and updated second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Byzantium , author John H. Rosser introduces both the general reader and the researcher to the history of the Byzantine Empire. This comprehensive dictionary includes detailed, alphabetical entries on key figures, ideas, places, and themes related to Byzantine art, history,... more...
Diplomatics in the Eastern Mediterranean 1000-1500
BRILL 2008; US$ 175.00In the politically and militarily complex world of the medieval Eastern Mediterranean people and entities of different ethnic, religious and linguistic backgrounds came into close contact at many different levels. more...
The Agony of Greek Jews, 1940?1945
Stanford University Press 2009; US$ 57.50This is the first comprehensive new study of the Greek Jewish experience during World War II to be published in sixty years. more...
Text und Übersetzung
De Gruyter 2009; US$ 56.00Since Ameis-Hentze-Cauer (1868-1913) no comprehensive, scholarly commentary of Homers Iliad has been published in German. In the meantime considerable progress has been made in many traditional areas of Homeric studies (language, realia, structure etc.). In addition, generally acknowledged new fields such as narratology have been systematically... more...









