Greece, the hidden centuries : Turkish rule from the fall of Constantinople to Greek independence

Greece, the hidden centuries : Turkish rule from the fall of Constantinople to Greek independence / David Brewer.

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?

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brewer, David, 1932-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2012.
Subjects:
323-1918
Turks > Greece > History.
HISTORY > Europe > Greece.
Ethnic relations
Manners and customs
Turks
Greece > History > 1453-1821.
Greece > History > 323-1453.
Turkey > History > Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.
Greece > Ethnic relations.
Greece > Social life and customs > 1453-1821.
Greece
Turkey
History
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Table of Contents:
  • List of Maps; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Notes on Pronunciation and Names; Prologue
  • The Greek View of Turkish Rule; 1. Greece Before the Turks; 2. 1453
  • The Fall of Constantinople; 3. Sultans and Patriarchs; 4. The Greek Peasants; 5. The Italians in the Aegean; 6. Pirates and Slaves; 7. The Fall of Cyprus; 8. 1571
  • Lepanto; 9. Mainland Greece and Town Life; 10. The Greek Church; 11. Venetian Crete; 12. 1669
  • The Turks Take Crete; 13. Turkish Rule in Cyprus and Crete; 14. The Changing Ottoman Empire; 15. Hunger and Disease; 16. Travellers to Greece.
  • 17. 1770
  • The orlov Revolt18. Greeks Abroad; 19. Greeks and the Enlightenment; 20. The Enlightenment Attacked; 21. Prelude to Revolution; 22. 1821
  • The war of Independence; 23. One Man's War
  • Nikólaos Kasomoúlis; 24. Some Conclusions; Chronology; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index.

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