In no other century did the way of life, the daily experience of the majority of people, change so radically during its course as in the 20th century. But what is our own 20th century?

Are we satisfied with the stories told as the biography of the nation or that only concern political matters? In this book, the history of 20th century Greece, which begins with the wars from 1912 to 1922 and extends to Greece's entry into the crisis of 2010, perceives Greece as a cell in constant metabolism with its environment.

It constantly shifts the lens of observation, sometimes looking at Greek developments panoramically, through the changes in global history, and other times approaching them to highlight individual experiences.

It is a story that presents the international dynamics of events that transcend national borders, as well as the international upheavals that pull Greece into their orbit. It invites us to view history holistically in its social, demographic, political, and cultural dimensions.

A narrative that has its starting point in contemporary historical reflection. Antonis Liakos is an emeritus professor of history at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.