New PDF release: A Quick History of Modern Greece

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By Anthone C. Colovas

Anthone C. Colovas is a retired professor of sociology and social technology at Cuyahoga group university in Cleveland, Ohio. He holds a doctorate in academic sociology from Wayne kingdom collage in Detroit. he's the son of immigrant mom and dad from Greece and has visited Greece various occasions. a brief background of recent Greece is a e-book designed to inform the tale of contemporary Greece. this can be the Greece that emerged following the Greek conflict of Independence, which all started in 1821. the tale of old Greece is recognized. That of contemporary Greece isn't really. The book’s first bankruptcy summarizes the various nice achievements of the traditional Greeks, tells concerning the hundreds of thousands of years in which Greek lands have been a part of the Byzantine Empire, and describes different centuries whilst the Ottoman Empire managed Greek territories. the rest chapters chronicle the Greek battle of Independence and the numerous political, financial, and armed forces demanding situations confronted by way of the fledgling Greek country because it struggled to outlive and develop. it's a tale marked through the braveness, choice, and sacrifices of the Greek humans. it's a tale of which all Greeks could be proud.

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