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The Resource Xenocracy : state, class, and colonialism in the Ionian Islands, 1815-1864, Sakis Gekas

Xenocracy : state, class, and colonialism in the Ionian Islands, 1815-1864, Sakis Gekas

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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"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xi, 368 pages
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?
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9781785332616
Instance
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Xenocracy : state, class, and colonialism in the Ionian Islands, 1815-1864
Title
Xenocracy
Title remainder
state, class, and colonialism in the Ionian Islands, 1815-1864
Statement of responsibility
Sakis Gekas
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
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"--
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Gekas, Sakis
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  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
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  • Congress of Vienna
  • Social classes
  • Social change
  • Imperialism
  • Ionian Islands (Greece)
  • Ionian Islands (Greece)
  • Ionian Islands (Greece)
  • Ionian Islands (Greece)
  • Great Britain
  • Great Britain
Label
Xenocracy : state, class, and colonialism in the Ionian Islands, 1815-1864, Sakis Gekas
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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rdacarrier
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text
Content type code
  • txt
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rdacontent
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?
Control code
ocn954719892
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xi, 368 pages
Isbn
9781785332616
Lccn
2016026098
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)954719892
Label
Xenocracy : state, class, and colonialism in the Ionian Islands, 1815-1864, Sakis Gekas
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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?
Control code
ocn954719892
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xi, 368 pages
Isbn
9781785332616
Lccn
2016026098
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)954719892

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