The Greek Revolution: a critical dictionary

On the bicentennial of the Greek Revolution, an essential guide to the momentous war for independence of the Greeks from the Ottoman Empire. The Greek war for independence (1821-1830) often goes missing from discussion of the Age of Revolutions. Yet the rebellion against Ottoman rule was enormously influential in its time, and its resonances are felt across modern history. The Greeks inspired others to throw off the oppression that developed in the backlash to the French Revolution. And Europeans in general were hardly blind to the sight of Christian subjects toppling Muslim rulers. In this collection of essays, Paschalis Kitromilides and Constantinos Tsoukalas bring together scholars writing on the many facets of the Greek Revolution and placing it squarely within the revolutionary age. An impressive roster of contributors traces the revolution as it unfolded and analyzes its regional and transnational repercussions, including the Romanian and Serbian revolts that spread the spirit of the Greek uprising through the Balkans. The essays also elucidate religious and cultural dimensions of Greek nationalism, including the power of the Orthodox church. One essay looks at the triumph of the idea of a Greek "homeland," which bound the Greek diaspora--and its financial contributions--to the revolutionary cause. Another essay examines the Ottoman response, involving a series of reforms to the imperial military and allegiance system. Noted scholars cover major figures of the revolution; events as they were interpreted in the press, art, literature, and music; and the impact of intellectual movements such as philhellenism and the Enlightenment. Authoritative and accessible, The Greek Revolution confirms the profound political significance and long-lasting cultural legacies of a pivotal event in world history.

Foreword / Prokopios Pavlopoulos -- Introduction : In an age of revolution / Paschalis M. Kitromilides -- I. Contexts. Balkan hinterlands : the Danubian Principalities / Andrei Pippidi -- Balkan Hinterlands : the South Slavic lands / Slobodan G. Marković -- Diasporas and homelands / Mathieu Grenet -- Ottoman Context / H. Şükrü Ilıcak -- II. On the Way to Revolution. Communities / Vaso Seirinidou -- Forms of resistance / Vasilis Molos -- Secret societies : the Society of Friends and its forerunners / Constantinos C. Chatzopoulos -- III. Events and places. Aegean Islands and the revolution at sea / Katerina Galani and Gelina Harlaftis -- Asia Minor / Stavros Th. Anestidis -- Athens / Maria D. Efthymiou -- Chios / Christos Landros -- Constantinople and Thrace / Stavros Th. Anestidis -- Crete / Paschalis M. Kitromilides -- Cyprus / Paschalis M. Kitromilides -- Epirus / Dionisis Tzakis -- Ionian Islands / Eleni Angelomatis-Tsougarakis -- Macedonia / Basil C. Gounaris -- Mesolonghi / Markos Karasarinis -- Morea / Dionysis Tzakis -- Navarino / Robert Holland -- Rumeli / Markos Karasarinis -- Samos / Christos Landros -- IV. Persons. Clergymen / Phokion Kotzageorgis -- Civilian leaders and…