PositiveThe Times Literary Supplement (UK)In a biography written fifty years from now, one or two omissions in Beaton’s account may stand out: neither China’s interest in Greece nor the potential impact of inward migration on Greek identity is probed here. But this is a judicious and compelling narrative, in which Beaton makes a convincing case for Greece’s contribution to the modern shape of Europe, and encourages us to see clues to Europe’s future development in the modern Greek experience.
