The Greek War of Independence: Impact, Perceptions, and Transformation Within and Beyond the Empire

The Greek Revolution of 1821 was not merely a national uprising-it was a transnational event that reshaped the Eastern Mediterranean and reverberated across the globe. Moving beyond traditional nationalist historiography, this study draws on recent transnational and Ottoman-centered scholarship to examine how diaspora networks, European Philhellenes, and great power rivalries transformed a regional revolt into an international cause. The Ottoman context is treated not as a passive or declining backdrop, but as a dynamic, multiethnic polity grappling with reform, resistance, and the challenges of maintaining imperial cohesion. Drawing on multilingual and cross-regional sources, the Contributors explore how the Revolution was perceived, contested, and reshaped across diverse cultural and political spaces, embedding 1821 within the broader currents of nineteenth-century revolution, diplomacy, and state formation.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1836954220
• ISBN13: 9781836954224
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"