- 380 pages
- English
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About This Book
Of the many European territorial reconfigurations that followed the wars of the early nineteenth century, the Ionian State remains among the least understood. Xenocracy offers a much-needed account of the region during its half-century as a Protectorate of Great Britain â a period that embodied all of the contradictions of British colonialism. A middle class of merchants, lawyers and state officials embraced and promoted a liberal modernization project. Yet despite the improvements experienced by many Ionians, the deterioration of state finances led to divisions along class lines and presented a significant threat to social stability. Sakis Gekas shows that the impasse engendered de- pendency upon and ambivalence toward Western Europe, anticipating the 'neocolonial' condition with which the Greek nation struggles even today.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: The First Greek State and the Origins of Colonial Governmentality
- Chapter 2: Building the Colonial State
- Chapter 3: Law, Colonialism and State Formation
- Chapter 4: Colonial Knowledge and the Making of Ionian Governmentality
- Chapter 5: âA True and Hateful Monopolyâ: Merchants and the State
- Chapter 6: State Finances and the Cost of Protection
- Chapter 7: Building a Modern State: Public Works and Public Spaces
- Chapter 8: âProgressâ: State Policies for Ionian Development
- Chapter 9: Poverty, the State and the Middle Class
- Chapter 10: The Literati and the Liberali: The Making of the Ionian Bourgeoisie
- Conclusion. 1864: The End of Colonial Rule?
- Bibliography
- Index