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Greece

  • Crusader Castles in Cyprus, Greece and the Aegean 1191-1571by David Nicolle; Adam Hook

    Osprey Publishing 2013; US$ 13.95

    Crusader castles and other fortifications in Cyprus, the south-western coast of Turkey, and Greece are among the best examples of late medieval military architecture to be seen in Europe. These important fortifications, erected by the Hospitallers during the 15th century to face the growing Ottoman Turkish threat, vary considerably from those in the... more...

  • History of Greeceby George Grote; M.O.B. Caspari; J.M. Mitchell

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95

    Grote's History of Greece is one of the classic works of historical interpretation and scholarship. George Grote - banker, MP and a founder of London University - was the first historian to give a high value to the Greek creation of democracy, and this aspect of his work is closely relevant to current debates about democracy in our times. This abridgement... more...

  • The Greek Crisis in the Mediaby George Tzogopoulos

    Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2013; US$ 99.95

    The Greek Crisis in the Media debates and dissects the extent to which the Greek response to the financial crisis has been given a fair and balanced coverage by the press and questions how far politics and national stereotypes have played their part in the reporting of events. By placing the Greek experiences and treatment alongside those of other... more...

  • Sons of Odysseusby Alan Ogden

    Bene Factum Publishing 2013; US$ 21.86

    In this follow-up to his acclaimed A Spur Called Courage, military historian Alan Ogden repeats the formula of picking exceptional WW2 Special Operations Executive [SOE] heroes - this time nineteen who operated behind enemy lines in Greece. ]]> more...

  • The Golden Stepby Christopher Somerville

    Haus Publishing 2013; US$ 11.95

    A travelogue of a 300-mile walk across Crete, tackling mountain ranges, high slopes and the numerous gorges of the West. more...

  • Margins and Metropolisby Judith Herrin

    Princeton University Press 2013; US$ 39.50

    This volume explores the political, cultural, and ecclesiastical forces that linked the metropolis of Byzantium to the margins of its far-flung empire. Focusing on the provincial region of Hellas and Peloponnesos in central and southern Greece, Judith Herrin shows how the prestige of Constantinople was reflected in the military, civilian, and ecclesiastical... more...

  • Unrivalled Influenceby Judith Herrin

    Princeton University Press 2013; US$ 35.00

    Unrivalled Influence explores the exceptional roles that women played in the vibrant cultural and political life of medieval Byzantium. Written by one of the world's foremost historians of the Byzantine millennium, this landmark book evokes the complex and exotic world of Byzantium's women, from empresses and saints to uneducated rural widows. Drawing... more...

  • Citizenship and the Nation-State in Greece and Turkeyby Thalia Dragonas; Faruk Birtek

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95

    Citizenship and the Nation State in Greece and Turkey brings together papers on a transdisciplinary dialogue on nation formation in Greece and Turkey as successor states of the Ottoman Empire, and on aspects of civil society in the two countries. The volume is divided into two parts: 'Empire and Nation-State' and 'Nation and Civil Society' and covers... more...

  • John Lydus and the Roman Pastby Michael Maas

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 138.00

    John Lydus and the Roman Past offers a new interpretation of the emergence of Byzantine society as viewed through the eyes of John Lydus, a sixth-century scholar and civil servant. Maas show that control of classical inheritance was politically contested in the reign of Justinian. He demonstrates how the past could be used to convey legitimacy and... more...

  • Greece in the European Unionby Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos; Argyris G. Passas

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 160.00

    The contributors collected here discuss the patterns of continuity and change, success and failure observed in seven policy areas - environment, social regulation, regional policy, the single market, agriculture, EMU and foreign policy - in order to investigate how policy formulated and implemented in Greece has changed as a result of EU membership;... more...