{"product_id":"xenocracy","title":"Xenocracy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n\tOf the many European territorial reconfigurations that followed the wars of the early nineteenth century, the Ionian State remains among the least understood. \u003cem\u003eXenocracy \u003c\/em\u003eoffers 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 officials embraced and promoted a liberal modernization project. Yet despite the improvements experienced by many Ionians, the deterioration of state finances led to divisions along class lines and presented a significant 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54229091942744,"sku":"9781805391272","price":40.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781805391272.jpg?v=1770708653","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/xenocracy","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}