{"product_id":"9781805391272","title":"Xenocracy : State, Class, and Colonialism in the Ionian Islands, 1815-1864 by Sakis Gekas","description":"Of the many European territorial recon?gurations that followed the wars of the early nineteenth century, the Ionian State remains among the least understood. Xenocracy o?ers a much-needed account of the region during its half-century as a Protectorate of Great Britain - a period that embodied all of the contradictions of British colonialism. A middle class of merchants, lawyers and state o?cials embraced and promoted a liberal modernization project. Yet despite the improvements experienced by many Ionians, the deterioration of state ?nances led to divisions along class lines and presented a signi?cant threat to social stability. Sakis Gekas shows that the impasse engendered de- pendency upon and ambivalence toward Western Europe, anticipating the `neocolonial' condition with which the Greek nation struggles even today.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56307635683701,"sku":"9781805391272","price":31.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781805391272.jpg?v=1762804687","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781805391272","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}