''The Edinburgh History of the Greeks'' is a book series published by

Edinburgh University Press Edinburgh University Press is a scholarly publisher of academic books and journals, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. History Edinburgh University Press was founded in the 1940s and became a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Edinburgh ...

and edited by

Thomas Gallant Thomas Gallant is an American oboist who performs with the Adaskin String Trio as well as other chamber music groups. Gallant is managing director of General Arts Touring, Inc., a classical and contemporary musicians agency. Biography Early li ...

. The series is planned to feature 10 volumes, "covering the history of

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

and the

Greeks The Greeks or Hellenes (; el, Έλληνες, ''Éllines'' ) are an ethnic group and nation indigenous to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea regions, namely Greece, Cyprus, Albania, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, and, to a lesser extent, oth ...

over the last 3,500 years, from

antiquity Antiquity or Antiquities may refer to: Historical objects or periods Artifacts *Antiquities, objects or artifacts surviving from ancient cultures Eras Any period before the European Middle Ages (5th to 15th centuries) but still within the histo ...

to the present." It has run from 2011 to the present, with an upcoming volume scheduled for 2021. The series has featured well-known contributors, such as

Florin Curta Florin Curta (born January 15, 1965) is a Romanian-born American archaeologist and historian who is a Professor of Medieval History and Archaeology at the University of Florida. Biography Curta works in the field of the Balkan history and is ...

Nicholas Doumanis Nicholas Doumanis is a historian of Europe and the Mediterranean world. Born in Australia in 1964, he studied at the University of Sydney and the University of New South Wales, where he acquired his PhD. Nicholas is currently a Professor of His ...

, Molly Greene, Antonis Liakos and Joseph Manning. It is notable due to the concise histories and the fresh perspectives the series provides, as well as its innovative combination of

political Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that studies ...

social Social organisms, including human(s), live collectively in interacting populations. This interaction is considered social whether they are aware of it or not, and whether the exchange is voluntary or not. Etymology The word "social" derives from ...

and

cultural Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and Social norm, norms found in human Society, societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, Social norm, customs, capabilities, and habits of the ...

histories.

Volumes

* Florin Curta, ''The Edinburgh History of the Greeks, c. 500 to 1050: The Early Middle Ages'', Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 2011–2014. * Molly Greene, ''The Edinburgh History of the Greeks, 1453 to 1768: The Ottoman Empire'', Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, 2014–2015. * Thomas W. Gallant, ''The Edinburgh History of the Greeks, 1768 to 1913: The Long Nineteenth Century'', Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, 2015. * Nicholas Doumanis & Antonis Liakos, ''The Edinburgh History of the Greeks, 1909 to 2012: A Transnational History'', Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, 2021. * Joseph G. Manning, ''The Edinburgh History of the Greeks, 323 To 30 BC: The Hellenistic World'', Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, forthcoming.

References

Book series introduced in 2011 Edinburgh University Press books History books about Greece Byzantine studies Modern Greek studies {{AncientGreece-book-stub