British travellers in the early nineteenth century on Greece and the Greeks
Part of : Balkan studies : biannual publication of the Institute for Balkan Studies ; Vol.33, No.2, 1992, pages 209-221
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The article treats the image of Greece and the Greeks as shown by thewritings of a selection of 19th c. British travellers. This image, either introducedor repioduced by these travellers, has given rise to three stereotypes:a. Greece, treated as an integral part of the Orient, being something “exotic”,“uncivilized”, “barbarous”; b. Greece, the unworthy heir of the gloriousclassical past; c. Greece, as a potential area for prospective colonization.The impact of these stereotypes has been important in their time; they helpedform the wider public opinion perceptions on Greece and at times even influencedBritish policy making on matters related to Greece.
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Βρετανοί ταξιδιώτες στην Ελλάδα, 19ος αιώνας
