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