FORTY-ONE STUDIES, ORGANIZED into seven thematic categories, which form a comprehensive examination of the history of Modern Hellenism, primarily from the 15th century to the establishment of the Greek state, as well as the entire lengthy 19th century.

Greeks, Venetians, Ottomans, Christians, and Muslims (13th-19th centuries): Institutions, coexistence, material culture, revolts, and Revolution.

Russia, the Mediterranean, Orthodoxy, the Greeks.

The Greek world in its international dimension (16th-19th centuries): Diaspora, economy, ideas.

Spiritual orientations and education: Ottoman Empire, Greece, Southeastern Europe.

The space and its History: Formation, functions, allegories, cartography.

At the roots of societies: Gender, love, poverty, philanthropy.

Interpreting societies and their History: Reflections, receptions, ideas.

The volume focuses on the Greek world of the period, highlighting the polysemy of the terms that define it, the multiple identities, as well as its distinct characteristics, in its long-standing, organic connection with the Ottoman Empire, Venice, the Mediterranean, the Balkans, and the rest of Europe.

The volume is dedicated to Olga Katsiardi-Hering, emeritus professor of the Department of History and Archaeology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, for her internationally recognized research work, her fruitful teaching, and her overall contribution to the History of Modern Hellenism.