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Zusatztext [An] informative book Informationen zum Autor Robert Holland is Professor of Imperial and Commonwealth History, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London.Diana Markides is Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London. Klappentext The age of nationalism in the eastern Mediterranean world began with the Greek revolt against Ottoman rule. Exploring the power struggles which followed! this book focuses on Britain's role in the expansion of Greece as an independent nation-state! and on the engagement between British power and Hellenic nationalism. Zusammenfassung The age of nationalism in the eastern Mediterranean world began with the Greek revolt against Ottoman rule. Exploring the power struggles which followed, this book focuses on Britain's role in the expansion of Greece as an independent nation-state, and on the engagement between British power and Hellenic nationalism. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: The British and the Hellenes 2: Gladstone and the Greeks: The Extraordinary Mission to the Ionian Islands 1858-1859 3: The Abandonment of the Ionian Protectorate 1859-1864 4: The End of Ottoman Power in Crete 1894-1898 5: An Unfortunate Regime: The Experiment of Cretan Autonomy 1898-1906 6: Britain, the Balkans, and the Climax of Cretan Union 1906-1913 7: The Peculiarity of Cyprus 1878-1931 8: The Dodecanese Experience 1939-1948 9: Mastery and Despair: Cyprus 1931-1960 10: Love, Deception, and Anglo-Hellenic Politics Bibliography Index
