Xenocracy : state, class, and colonialism in the Ionian Islands, 1815-1864 /
Of the many European territorial reconfigurations to result from the Congress of Vienna, the Ionian State remains among the least understood. Xenocracy offers a much-needed account of the region during the ensuing half-century of oversight by Great Britain, a period that embodied all of the contradi...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Berghahn,
[2017]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Of the many European territorial reconfigurations to result from the Congress of Vienna, the Ionian State remains among the least understood. Xenocracy offers a much-needed account of the region during the ensuing half-century of oversight by Great Britain, a period that embodied all of the contradictions of British imperial expansion. Administrators deliberately pursued liberal reforms and fostered the growth of a middle class that was instrumental in building the colonial state. However, Ionian finances deteriorated and fissures appeared along class lines, presenting a significant threat to social stability. As author Sakis Gekas shows, the ordeal fueled an ambivalence toward western Europe, anticipating the 'neocolonial' condition with which the Greek nation struggles even today. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 368 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [337]-364) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781785332616 1785332619 |