List of illustrations Preface Introduction 1 Ottoman rule and the emergence of the Greek state 1770-1831 2 Nation building，the'Great Idea’and National Schism 1831-1922 3 Catastrophe and occupation and their consequences 1923-49 4 The legacy of the civil war 1950-74 5 The consolidation of democracy and the populist decade 1974-90 6 Balkan turmoil and political modernization：Greece in the 1990S Biographies The royal houses of Greece Presidents Tables Keydates Guide to further reading
