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London: I. B. Tauris Pub., 2011. (2011), 308pp, illus., maps, light shelfwear to cover, small tear to top edge of dj spine, light rubbing & edgewear to dj, contents clean.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good -.
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Greece, The Hidden Centuries: Turkish Rule from the Fall of Constantinople to Greek Independence Hardcover - 2010
by Brewer, David
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- Title Greece, The Hidden Centuries: Turkish Rule from the Fall of Constantinople to Greek Independence
- Author Brewer, David
- Binding Hardcover
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- Pages 320
- Publisher I. B. Tauris, London
- Date 2010-05
- ISBN 9781848850477
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London: I.B. Tauris, 2010 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st UK Edition. For almost four hundred years, between the fall of Constantinople in 1453 and the Greek War of Independence, the history of Greece is shrouded in mystery: distorted by Greek writers and largely neglected by others. What was life really like for the Greeks under Ottoman rule? Was it a period of exploitation and enslavement for the Greeks until they were finally able to rise up against Turkish rule, as is the traditional, Greek nationalistic view? Or did the Greeks derive some benefit from Turkish rule? How did the Greeks and Turks co-exist for so long? And, why are Greek attitudes towards Venice, who also controlled much of Greece for many of these years, so different? In this wide-ranging yet concise history David Brewer explodes many of the myths about Turkish rule of Greece. He places the Greek story in its wider, international context and casts fresh light on the dynamics of power not only between Greeks and Ottomans but also between…
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