Rebels and Radicals: Icaria, 1600-2000
Publisher: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers | ISBN: 0865166064 | edition 2005 | PDF | 365 pages | 10 mb
Publisher: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers | ISBN: 0865166064 | edition 2005 | PDF | 365 pages | 10 mb
Icaria, a long, craggy and destitute isle in the Aegean Sea is visible from Turkey. The toil and travail of its people symbolizes the journey all Greek People made to achieve a modern society. But unlike other Greeks the Icarians often chose a dead end path. Never in agreement with those around them, the story of the Icariaians shows the best and the worst of Greek society. The Icarians were loyal subjects of the Ottoman Empire who, because of poverty and lack of resources, were not expected to pay heavy taxes while most Ottoman Greeks were dissatisfied with Turkish rule and dreamed of independence.