The Greek fire : American-Ottoman relations and democratic fervor in the age of revolutions /

This book focuses on how international events influenced domestic reform movements and politics of the antebellum era. This approach reveals that early Americans were engaged in a global community and that domestic reform movements and politics were part of a larger conversation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Santelli, Maureen Connors, 1982- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, [2020]
Series:United States in the world.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : The Spark of the Greek Fire
  • Before the Greek Revolution and Americans in a Larger World
  • European Philhellenism Crosses the Atlantic
  • Philhellenism joins with American Benevolence
  • Philhellenes Clash with American Commerce
  • Abolitionism, Reform, and Philhellenic Rhetoric
  • Conclusion : The Legacy of American Philhellenism.