Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Note on Translation, Transliteration, Background Information, and Abbreviations xv
6. Abbreviations xvii
7. Introduction 1
8. 1 A Bright Future Behind Them 29
9. 2 Liberalism, Civilization, and Philanthropy: Making Civilization-Speak 50
10. 3 French Liberals and a Peaceful Form of Conquest 82
11. 4 Imperial Designs and Provincial Politics: Modernization and the Omogéneia 106
12. 5 Commerce and Christianity: Mapping Civilization and Soft Power During the Greek War of Independence 128
13. 6 State and Nation: Informal Empire, Civilization-Speak, and an Independent Greece 159
14. 7 The Measure of Modernity: Reform and Education in the Principalities, 1821–34 190
15. 8 Civilization-Speak and Nation-Speak: Making Romanians, Making Romania 213
16. 9 Civilization Institutionalized: From Liberal Opposition to Power, or from Informal to Formal Empire 241
17. Conclusion 273
18. Bibliography 283
19. Index 325