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BRIGANDS WITH A CAUSE
BRIGANDAGE AND IRREDENTISM IN MODERN GREECE 1821-1912 |
| By: |
John S. Koliopoulos |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£170.00 |
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£148.75 |
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£21.25 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0198228635 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780198228639 |
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| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
3 September, 1987 |
| Pages: |
352 |
| Description: |
Examining both brigandage and irredentism in Greece since the War of Independence, this work traces the links between the two, their impact on Greek politics and statecraft, and their influence on the modern Greek state. It aims to separate reality from myth in examining the forces and factors involved in turning brigands into national heroes. |
| Synopsis: |
This book examines both brigandage and irredentism in Greece since the War of Independence, tracing the intimate links between the two, their impact on Greek politics and statecraft, and their influence on the modern Greek state. It also served as a safety device which defused explosive situations. Unable to prevail over illegitimate group violence, the state tried to divert it into two generally acceptable channels - irredentist activity, and the incorporation of brigands into paramilitary units - giving it a semblance of legitimacy and rendering its activities less dangerous to the security of the state. Eventually the characteristics and values of brigandage itself and those who practised it became the predominant features of the modern Greek state and society, albeit wearing a mantle of Western respectability. Based on a wide range ogf sources, this study aims to separate reality from myth in examining the forces and factors involved in turning brigands into national heroes. |
| Illustrations: |
4 pp plates, map |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Clarendon Press |
| Prizes: |
Winner of Winner of the Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award for a literary |
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