Modern Greece: A History Since 1821 (a New Hist... Guide

For much of the 19th century, politics were driven by the "Great Idea"—the quest to liberate all Greek-inhabited lands.

The arrival of King Otto brought Bavarian-style bureaucracy and the establishment of the University of Athens. The Era of Upheaval (1912–1949) Modern Greece: A History since 1821 (A New Hist...

The 1832 Treaty of Constantinople established a small, sovereign Greek kingdom. For much of the 19th century, politics were

Following a brutal Axis occupation, Greece spiraled into a bitter Civil War (1946–1949) between communist and government forces. Dictatorship and Democratization (1950–2000) For much of the 19th century