| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 368 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The first Greek state and the origins of colonial governmentality -- Building the colonial state -- Law, colonialism and state formation -- Colonial knowledge and the making of Ionian governmentality -- "A true and hateful monopoly" : merchants and the state -- State finances and the cost of protection -- Building a modern state : public works and public spaces -- "Progress" : state policies for Ionian development -- Poverty, the state and the middle class -- The literati and the liberali : the making of the Ionian bourgeoisie -- Conclusion: 1864 : the end of colonial rule? |
| 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"--Publisher's website. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Congress of Vienna (1814-1815) -- Influence.
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Congress of Vienna. |
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Ionian Islands (Greece) -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
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Ionian Islands (Greece) -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
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Social classes -- Greece -- Ionian Islands -- History -- 19th century.
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Social classes. |
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Greece -- Ionian Islands. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Social change -- Greece -- Ionian Islands -- History -- 19th century.
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Social change. |
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Ionian Islands (Greece) -- Economic conditions -- 19th century.
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Ionian Islands (Greece) -- Colonial influence -- History -- 19th century.
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Great Britain -- Colonies -- Administration -- History -- 19th century.
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Great Britain. |
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Colonies. |
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Great Britain -- Territorial expansion -- History -- 19th century.
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Administration. |
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Imperialism -- History -- 19th century.
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Territorial expansion. |
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Imperialism. |
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HISTORY -- Europe -- General. |
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HISTORY / Europe / Greece. |
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British colonies. |
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Colonial influence. |
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Economic history. |
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) |
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Colonies -- Administration. |
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Politics and government. |
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Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gekas, Sakis. Xenocracy. First edition. New York : Berghahn, [2017] 9781785332616 (DLC) 2016026098 (OCoLC)954719892 |
| ISBN |
9781785332623 (electronic book) |
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1785332627 (electronic book) |
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9781785332616 (hardback) |
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1785332619 (hardback) |
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