New Perspectives on the Greek War of Independence

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Acknowledgements Contents Notes on Contributors List of Figures Part I: New Perspectives Chapter 1: The Greek Revolution 200 Years On: New Perspectives and€Legacies The War Historiography Book Outline Select Bibliography Chapter 2: The Transnational Foundations of€the€Greek Revolution of€1821 The Mediterranean World in€a€State of€Flux Displacement, Exile and€the€Transnational Origins of€Revolutionary Patriotism A Political Exile Turned Mercenary, Turned Revolutionary; Or the€Making of€a€Patriot Conclusion Select Bibliography Chapter 3: New Perspectives in€Local Societies During the€Greek War of€Independence: The€Consular Experience in€the€Aegean Before the€Revolution Research Trends The Vice-Consul of€Santorini: Christodoulos Gizi (Gisis) The Revolution in€Santorini Survival Strategies During the€‘War of€Independence’ Conclusion Select Bibliography Chapter 4: Greece of€the€North?: Philhellenism, Hellenism, and€Contemporary Perspectives of€the€Greek War of€Independence in€Iceland Magnús Stephensen Finnur Magnússon Greece of€the€North Conclusion Select Bibliography Part II: Myths and Realities Chapter 5: A Local Uprising in€an€Ottoman Province? Mora/Morea, March 1821 Using the€Ottoman Framework to€Expand on€Power Expanding Power by Being Part of€the€State Expanding Power by Being Contractor of€the€State Expanding Power by Connecting to€the€State Rivalries and€Alliances Venturing to€Change the€System Plotting Against the€Governor Changing the€System Conclusion Select Bibliography Chapter 6: Migrations, Exodus, and€Resettlement during the€Greek War of€Independence (1821–1830) Introduction The Exodus of€Peloponnesian Muslims Ottoman Amnesty and€Return of€Ottoman Greeks In Lieu of€Conclusion Select Bibliography Chapter 7: Privateering during the€Greek War of€Independence (1821–1829): Issues of€Legitimacy, Organisation, and€Economics of€a€War-Induced Practice The Powerful Greek Commercial Shipping Privateering, Corsairing, or Piracy? Privateering The Organisation and€the€Economics of€Privateering Prizes and€Maritime Courts Conclusion Select Bibliography Chapter 8: The United States as€a€Haven for€Greek Revolutionary War Orphans? Myth and€Reality Introduction Origins and€Rescue Stories Meeting Missionaries Education in€New England The Greeks Need Missionaries Running from€Rescue Garifalia Mohalb(e)y Conclusion Select Bibliography Part III: Legacies and Reflections Chapter 9: Cyprus and€1821: Myths, Realities and€Legacies Cyprus, the€Greek War of€Independence and€Its Immediate Aftermath The Execution Myth The Mass Emigration Myth After the€Greek War of€Independence: Forgetting, ‘Remembering’ and€Terrorism Commemorating the€Greek War of€Independence During the€British Period EREK, EOKA and€the€Greek War of€Independence Commemorating the€Greek War of€Independence in€Cyprus During the€Republican Period Conclusion Select Bibliography Chapter 10: The Chios Massacre (1822) and€Chiot Emigration: A€Coerced Diaspora The Chios Massacre in€Context Chiot Emigration Before the€Massacre Emigration After the€Massacre In London Modern Legacy Conclusion Select Bibliography Chapter 11: Devoted to€the€Cause of€Freedom: Jonathan Peckham Miller, Philhellenism, and€the€Transatlantic Struggle for€Liberation Introduction Jonathan Peckham Miller’s Background The Greek War of€Independence Miller in€Greece: War Period (1824–1826) Miller in€Greece: Philanthropic Period (1827–1828) Miller the€Vermont Politician and€Abolitionist Slavery and€Transatlantic Liberation: Connecting Greece and€the€United States Revolutionary or Crusader?: Miller’s Philhellenism and€Christian Faith Epilogue Select Bibliography Chapter 12: Russian Historiography and€the€Greek Revolution: Trends and€Interpretations (1821–2021) The Year 1821 and€Russian Publicistic Literature Imperial Russian Historians and€the€Greek Question Modern Greek Studies: From€Late Imperial to€Twenty-First Century Russia Conclusion Select Bibliography Chapter 13: The Shot Heard Round the€World: The€Greek Revolution’s Legacy in€Poetry Select Bibliography Chapter 14: Greek Independence and€Its Significance to€the€Development of€International Law The Nation-State Self-Determination The Ottoman Era The Greek War of€Independence in€Wider Dialogue The International Verdict Legacy of€Greek Independence Select Bibliography Index