Book looks in detail at the domestic and foreign policy of Charilaos Trikoupis, 19th-century Greek politician; in particular a basic aspect of his economic development programme: the construction of public works including rail and road networks, the cutting of the Corinthian canal, and the draining of Lake Kopaïs. 122 illustrations, many in colour.
LYDIA TRICHA is a Lawyer and Historian of Modern Greek History