Perceptions on the Greek War of Independence (1821 -1828): Divergences between academic and public history (original) (raw)

New Perspectives on the Greek War of Independence: Myths, Realities, Legacies and Reflections

2022

Access the book here: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-10849-5 This book marks the 200-year anniversary of uprisings in the Ottoman Balkans between February and March 1821, which became known in the West as the beginnings of the Greek War of Independence (1821–1832), and led to the formation of the modern Greek state. It explores the war and its impact on societies involved by delving into the myths that surround it, the realities that have often been ignored or suppressed, and its lasting legacies on national identities and histories. It also explores memory and commemoration in Greece, in other countries impacted, and the Greek diaspora. This book offers a fresh perspective on this pivotal event in Greek, Ottoman, Balkan, Mediterranean, European, and world histories. It presents new research and reflections to connect the war to wider history and to understand its importance across the last 200 years.

PA, Vol. 2, N° 4 (2016) - The Greek War of Independence and the concept of Legitimacy

In post-Napoleonic Europe, where the Holy Alliance was dominant, the dogma of the legitimacy of sovereign governments ensured the status quo. The question about the legitimacy of the Greek Revolution, which broke out in March 1821, was put forward for discussion at the Congress of Laibach (January-May 1821). There, the monarchies agreed that the Greek Revolution was illegal, and their penmen condemned it as an offspring of the French Revolution, the 'monster' that had declared an all-out war against all legitimacy, supporting at the same time the Sultan as the legitimate sovereign of the Greeks. The issue, however, did not end there. The debate about the legitimacy of the Greek War of Independence continued with recriminations among its supporters and its opponents, while the Greek revolutionaries pursued the legitimation of the Revolution having on their side as an ally the mass philhellenic movement which demonstrated its support. The aim of this study is to present the arguments about this issue, the political positions and the stakes of each side, as these were formulated in contemporary foreign and Greek texts: documents, pamphlets, correspondence, the press.

The Greek War of Independence and the concept of Legitimacy

2016

In post-Napoleonic Europe, where the Holy Alliance was dominant, the dogma of the legitimacy of sovereign governments ensured the status quo. The question about the legitimacy of the Greek Revolution, which broke out in March 1821, was put forward for discussion at the Congress of Laibach (January - May 1821). There, the monarchies agreed that the Greek Revolution was illegal, and their penmen condemned it as an offspring of the French Revolution, the 'monster' that had declared an all-out war against all legitimacy, supporting at the same time the Sultan as the legitimate sovereign of the Greeks. The issue, however, did not end there. The debate about the legitimacy of the Greek War of Independence continued with recriminations among its supporters and its opponents, while the Greek revolutionaries pursued the legitimation of the Revolution having on their side as an ally the mass philhellenic movement which demonstrated its support. The aim of this study is to present the ...

The Greek Revolution 200 Years On: New Perspectives and Legacies

Yianni Cartledge and Andrekos Varnava, “The Greek Revolution 200 Years On: New Perspectives and Legacies”, (eds.) Yianni Cartledge and Andrekos Varnava, New Perspectives on the Greek War of Independence: Myths, Realities, Legacies and Reflections, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2022, 3-21., 2022

ing the Greek War of Independence. It was also telling that the 'Great Idea', with the exception of the Dodecanese Islands, which Italy ceded to Greece in 1946, and the enosis policy in Cyprus, ended 101 years after the start of the Greek War of Independence. 3 A year after celebrating the centenary of the start of the 'Greek Revolution', Greece, which had doubled its territory over the last decade, found itself defeated and still divided. About 50 years later, on the 150-year anniversary of the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence, Richard Clogg wrote that 'the period of the Tourkokratia remains the least studied and least understood period of Greek history'. 4 Fifty years later again, the nature of the Tourkokratia still remains among a number of aspects of the 'Greek Revolution' that are overlooked by Greek historians let alone broader European historical scholarship. This includes discussions of transnationalism, localism, international Philhellenism, privateering, mass violence and massacres, emigration, historiography, the arts, foreign reactions, and the broader Greek-speaking world; as well as a range of new perspectives on already established narratives. Following the many celebrations, commemorations, and symposiums held in honour of the Greek War of Independence during 2021, revisiting these minimally discussed aspects seems both appropriate and timely. Just over 200 years ago, between February and March 1821, uprisings in the Ottoman Balkans eventually led to the formation of the modern Greek nation state in 1830. This event became known in the West as the 'Greek War of Independence' (1821-1829), to Greeks as the 'Greek Revolution of 1821', or simply as 'the struggle' during its immediate aftermath, and to Turks as the 'Greek Mutiny'. This volume, New Perspectives on the Greek War of Independence: Myths, Realities, Legacies and Reflections, marks the 200-year anniversary of the uprising. To explore the Greek War of Independence and its impact on the communities and 2

1821 – A New Dawn for Greece. The Greek Struggle for Independence – Contents

Open Military Studies

The Greek War of Independence (1821-1829) is a fascinating mélange of the old and new, of traditional identities and modern concepts. Perhaps nothing exemplifies this better than questions of identity, ethnicity, and nationality as they played out and developed over the 9 years of the conflict. This article examines two trajectories on the question of identity and nationality that seamlessly coexisted not only during the Greek War of Independence but also for much of the early history of the Modern Greek State. The first looks at popular understandings of identity and the second the legal constructs that tried to define a national identity and nationality in terms of law that would be compatible with developments elsewhere in Europe. This article explores these questions on the ground but also in terms of legal constructs and their evolution from the period just before the eruption of the revolt to the establishment of the Greek state arguing that these efforts and apparent contradictions can be seen as taking part in a wider European debate on nationality and identity following the experience of the Napoleonic Wars and at the same time continuing long-held identities in the Ottoman state.

Seeking Greek Independence in the Aegean: an Unsuccessful Venture in 1822

International Journal of Social Science and Human Research, 2021

The aim of the present study is to discuss one of the first episodes of the Greek War of Independence that took place in the Aegean Sea in 1822, which ended at the devastation of Chios Island and the defeat of its inhabitants. In this framework the organization of the campaign is examined, the course of the military operations and the final outcome. The importance of the study lies in the fact that it examines the events not in the light of the local history of Chios island but in the broader context of the Greek Revolution and the impact the events had on European public opinion.

The Greek Vision of America during the Greek War of Independence (1821-1830)

European journal of American studies, 2022

uncrowned republic, as the most suitable political system for Greece. The most prominent of them was Adamantios Korais, who discovered in the perfect function of American institutions an inspirational political model. On the other hand, there were many who considered that the American version of democracy was too premature for the newly born Greek nation-state. These are the main subjects of this article, which is also focusing on the formation of the Greek image of America within the framework of the needs, hopes and dreams of the Greek War of Independence.