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Résumé :

Series Foreword
Preface
Introduction

Chapter 1: Geography
Overview
Aegean Islands
Athens/Piraeus and Attica Province
Epirus
Erosion
Flora, Fauna, and Natural Resources
Ionian Islands
Macedonia and Thrace
National Parks
Peloponnesus
Pollution of the Air
Pollution of the Water
Population Decline
Protected Areas and UNESCO Monuments of World Heritage
Thessaly and Central Greece

Chapter 2: History
Overview
Timeline
Alexander the Great (356-323 bce)
Archimedes (c. 287-212 bce)
Bouboulina, Laskarina (1771-1825)
Callas, Maria (1923-1977)
Damaskinos Papandreou, Archbishop (1890-1949)
George I, King (1845-1913)
Hippocrates (c. 460-377 bce)
Kapodistrias, Count Ioannis (1776-1831)
Karamanlis, Konstantinos (1907-1998)
Kolokotronis, Theodoros (1770-1843)
Mavrogenous, Manto (c. 1796-1848)
Metaxas, Ioannis (1871-1941)
Onassis, Aristotle Socrates (1906-1975)
Otto (Otho), King (1815-1867)
Papadopoulos, Georgios (1919-1999)
Papandreou, Andreas (1919-1996)
Pericles (c. 495-c. 429 bce)
Socrates (469-399 bce)
Trikoupis, Harilaos (1832-1896)
Velouchiotis, Aris (1905-1945)
Venizelos, Eleftherios (1864-1936)
Ypsilantis, Alexander (1792-1828)

Chapter 3: Government and Politics
Overview
Constitution
Corruption
Foreign Policy
Golden Dawn
Human Rights
Leftist Parties of Greece
New Democracy
Organization of the State
Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Synaspismos Leadership
Tsipras, Alexis (1974-)

Chapter 4: Economy
Overview
Agriculture
Art Economy
Children and Adolescents in the Workforce
Energy
Health Care
The Labor Market
Memoranda of Understanding
Privatization of Transportation
Reasons for the Economic Crisis
Shipping
Social Security
Women in the Workforce

Chapter 5: Religion and Thought
Overview
Evil Eye
Freedom of Religion
Greek Orthodox Holidays
Greek Orthodox Regional Celebrations
Greek Orthodoxy
Icons in the Greek Orthodox Church
Minority Religions
Monasteries and Nunneries

Chapter 6: Social Classes and Ethnicity
Overview
Albanians and Arvanites
Immigration and Migration to Greece
Jewish Community
Muslim Religious Minority of Western Thrace
Other Minority Groups: Aromanians (Vlachs), Armenians, and Macedonian Slavs
Romani (Roma)

Chapter 7: Gender, Marriage, and Sexuality
Overview
Adolescent Sexuality
Domestic Violence
The Family
Gender Equality
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Acceptance and Legal Protection
Prostitution and Trafficking
Women in Politics and the Parliament
Women in the Armed Forces
Women's Education
Women's Associations

Chapter 8: Education
Overview
Day Care Centers (Vrefonipiaki), Nursery Schools (Paidikoi Stathmoi), and Primary Schools (Dimotiko)
Immigrant and Refugee Education
Higher Tertiary Education
Secondary Schools (Gymnasio and Lykeio)
Special Education

Chapter 9: Language
Overview
Common Expressions
Dialects and Minority Languages
The Greek Language

Chapter 10: Etiquette
Overview
Baptism, Chrismation, and Naming Traditions
Funerals
Holidays
Social Interactions
Weddings

Chapter 11: Literature and Drama
Overview
Ancient Bards and Dramatists
Cavafy, Constantine P. (1863-1933)
Elytis, Oly...

Biographie:
Elaine Thomopoulos, PhD, an independent scholar, wrote The History of Greece (Greenwood, 2011). She served as a managing editor of and contributor to The National Herald, USA....

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A valuable resource, ideal for students doing research or general readers interested in knowing more about Greece, both its current state and its history. - Library Journal

There's more to Greece than its legacy as the birthplace of democracy and Western Philosophy. Discover what life is like in this contemporary European nation.

Thematic chapters examine topics such as government and politics, history, food, etiquette, education, gender, marriage and sexuality, media and popular culture, music, art, and more. Each chapter opens with a general overview of the topic and is followed by alphabetically arranged entries that home in even closer on the topic. Sidebars and illustrations appear throughout the text, and appendixes cover a glossary, facts and figures, holidays chart, and vignettes that paint a picture of a typical Day in the Life.