Greece: Ethnicity and Sovereignty 1820–1994 Atlas and Documents (Cambridge Archive Editions)($467.34Value)

Description

A knowledge of the geographical dimension is fundamental to an understanding of how independent Greece came to be defined in terms of territory, how it actually grew in size and how its driving force, the Great Idea of uniting all 'Greeks' within one territorial state, was made reality. Aimed at presenting diplomats, politicians and scholars with the cartographic and documentary material for reflecting on the development of Greece and the continuing controversies over its territory and sovereignty, the atlas contains material relevant to understanding not only the complex political problems in the wider Balkans but also the strained relationships between Greece and Turkey. Cartographic and documentary material on the development of the sovereignty and boundaries of Greece.