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The history of Greece [electronic resource]

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This complete history of Greece documents ancient times to the present, giving specific attention to its emergence as a modern European nation after the destruction, disease, and death Greece suffered during World War II and the subsequent civil war.

Title The history of Greece [electronic resource] / Elaine Thomopoulos.
Edition 1st ed.
Publisher Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood
Creation Date c2012
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English
Content Timeline of historic events -- The land and its people -- From prehistoric man to the golden age of classical Greece -- The Hellenistic age and the Roman Empire -- The Byzantine Empire and rule by the Ottomans -- Fighting for independence -- Establishing an independent nation -- Immigration, wars, and the great catastrophe -- World War II and the occupation, 1940-1944 -- Civil war, 1944-1949 -- Recovery after the wars -- Democracy returns to Greece -- Notable people in the history of Greece.
Series The Greenwood histories of the modern nations
Extent 1 online resource (247 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997012195700505171
MARC RECORDS
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