{"product_id":"the-shortest-history-of-greece-james-heneage-9781615199488","title":"The Shortest History of Greece: The Odyssey of a Nation from Myth to Modernity","description":"Philosophy, art, democracy, language, even computers--the glories of Greek civilization have shaped our world even more profoundly than we realize. Pericles and the Parthenon may be familiar, but what of Epaminondas, the Theban general who saved the Greek world from Spartan tyranny? Alexander the Great's fame has rolled down the centuries, but the golden Hellenistic Age that followed is largely forgotten. \"Byzantine\" conjures decadence and deadly intrigue, yet the thousand-year empire that ruled from Constantinople and saved Europe twice from invasion was, in fact, Greek.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Greece's modern chapter, too, tells of triumph and calamity--from liberation and expansion to schism, homegrown dictatorship, Nazi occupation, and civil war. Today's nation is battered by austerity, encroaching climate change, and a refugee crisis--yet unwavering in its ancient values.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e James Heneage captures the full Grecian drama in this riveting, short history, revealing Greece as the wellspring of Western civilization--and a model that may yet save modern democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Heneage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1615199489\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781615199488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Experiment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2023 pg. 76","brand":"James Heneage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44073035792639,"sku":"9781615199488","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_99e5ce9a-8e34-45e9-98d2-0c0cf9112646.jpg?v=1685445421","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-shortest-history-of-greece-james-heneage-9781615199488","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}