THANASSIS CHRISTOU Assistant Professor of Modern And
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THANASSIS CHRISTOU Assistant Professor of Modern and Contemporary History Department of History, Archaeology and Cultural Resources Management of the Faculty of Humanities and Cultural Studies University of the Peloponnese Thanassis Christou is a historian. He was born in 1963 in Thespies of Thebes and he studied Modern and Contemporary History at the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Thessaloniki, Munich and Athens. Today he serves as Assistant Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at the Department of History, Archaeology and Cultural Resources Management of the Faculty of Humanities and Cultural Studies (Kalamata), University of the Peloponnese. His studies and articles focus on the history of the Modern Greek State (from 1830 to the present) and specifically the formation of the political institutions, the foundation of the University of Athens, the development of the student movement, the writing of biographies of important figures who left their mark on Greek society. At the heart of his most recent research interests is the illumination of the unknown aspects of the history of the German occupation and Greek resistance according to the German archives. Also, the formation of the ideological waves in Greece as well as in Europe during the 19th and 20th centuries. His scientific work is comprised of 10 books and 100 studies. He is the scientific director of the research program “The role of the Young People at the Front, the Occupation and the Resistance (1940-1944)”, materialized in the University of the Peloponnese and sponsored by the General Secretary of Lifelong Learning and Youth of the Ministry of Education. Since 2004, he regularly teaches the course of the Modern and Contemporary History in the University of the Peloponnese. In addition, he has participated in numerous Greek and International Conferences and is a member of several related scientific unions and societies. University of the Peloponnese Department of History, Archaeology and Cultural Resources Management Palaio Stratopedo – Anatoliko Kentro 24100 Kalamata, Greece Tel: 27210-65156, Mob. 6977-677042 e-mail: [email protected] 2 Publications Books 1. Konstantinos Dimitriou Schinas (1801-1857). His life, work and era, Athens 1998 (1st reprint in 2003) (Association for the Expansion of Useful Books Publications) 2. From the First National Assembly of Epidaurus (1821) to the incorporation of the Dodekanese (1947), Athens 1999 (Dimiourgia Publications) 3. The borders of the Greek state and the international treaties (1830-1947), Athens 1999 (Dimiourgia Publications) 4. Approaches to Modern Greek History. From Rhigas Velestinlis (1757- 1798) to the involvement of Greece in the World War II (1940-1941), Athens 2001 (War Museum Publications) 5. The intersecting routes of Boeotia in sports and culture, Livadeia 2002 (Prefecture of Viotia Publications) 6. The Kopais matter and the social struggle for its solution (1865-1953). Dimitrios G. Papaspyrou (1902-1987) and his contribution to the settlement of Kopais matter, Athens 2002 (Centre for the Development and Renewal of the Western and Southern District of Thebes Publications) 7. Georgios P. Kremos (1839-1926). A leading historian from Arachova, Athens 2005 (Municipality of Arachova Publications) 8. Political and social aspects of the Greek Revolution of 1821, Athens 2013 (Papazisis Publications) 9. The role of the Young People at the Front, the Occupation and the Resistance (1940-1944) - Political and military archival documents, Athens 2016, Vol. 1, approximately 320 pages (sponsored by the General Secretary of Lifelong Learning and Young of the Ministry of Education) 10. The role of the Young People at the Front, the Occupation and the Resistance (1940-1944) - Diplomatic documents,, Athens 2016, Vol. 2, approximately 240 pages (sponsored by the General Secretary of Lifelong Learning and Young of the Ministry of Education) Articles and Studies 1. «History of Friedrich von Triersch’s Regency», in: Proceedings of the 10th Panhellenic History Conference, Thessaloniki 1989, p. 99-108 2. «Die politische und bildungspolitische Situation in Griechenland im Spiegel der Korrespondenz K.D. Schinas’ mit Fr.v. Thiersch (1831-1857)», in: Balkan Studies, vol. 312 (1990), σ. 307-320 3. «20th century: A century of German history?» in: Tomi 301, issue 2 (1990), p. 89- 91 4. «Views on the education’s organization in the beginning of the foundation of the modern Greek state», in: Proceedings of the 11th Panhellenic History Conference, Thessaloniki 1991, p.105-120 5. «The political correspondence between Friedrich von Thiersch and K.D. Schinas», in: Friedrich Thiersch and the genesis of the Greek state from the point of view of the 20th century, Athens 1991, p.125-143 3 6. «Die politische Korrespondenz Thiersch mit Konstantin Demetrius Shinas», in: Friedrich Thiersch und die Entstehung des Griechischen Staates aus der Sicht des 20. Jahrhunderts, Athens 1991, p. 141-156 7. «Der Nachlass Thierschiana Ι und seine Bedeutung für die Griechische Geschichtsschreibung», in: Balkan Studies, vol. 321 (1991), p. 23-33 8. «Research and record of the modern Greek history sources of the Bayerische Staatbibliotek and the Bayerisches Hauptstaatarchiv München», in: Mnimon, vol. 13(1991), p.302-308 9. «United Germany’s international orientations and external policy», in: Tomi 301, issue 3 (1991), p.98-100 10. «K.D.Schinas and the first deanery of the Othonian University (1837-1838)», Istorika, issue 17 (1992), p.371-384 11. «The attempt of Nicolaos Voilas for a Greek-Albanian understanding on the Eve of the First World War», in: Proceedings of the 12th Panhellenic History Conference, Thessaloniki 1992, p.431-449 12. «An antiquities sales agreement in the 19th century!» in: Tomi 301, issue 4 (1992), p.14-22 13. «K.D.Schinas and the first deanery of the Othonian University (1837-1838)», in: Proceedings of the 13th Panhellenic History Conference, Thessaloniki 1993, p. 303-322 14. «“A project for the national nurture and the public education in Greece (1827)” by Alexandros Stourtzas», in: Tomi 301, issue 6(1993), p.90-97 15. «Political persecutions against archaeologists: the case of Andreas Moustoxydis (1785-1860)», in: Archaeology, issue 46 (1993), p. 76-80 16. «The institution of study guides in the University of Athens», in: Proceedings of the 14th Panhellenic History Conference, Thessaloniki 1994, p.601-613 17. «The students’ movement and the University of Athens in the decade of 1840», in: Septième congrès international d'études du sud-est européen, Athens 1994, p.30 18. «K.D. Schinas und das erste Rektorat an der Ottonischen Universität (1837-1838)», in: Balkan Studies, vol. 352 (1994), p. 301-316 19. «The 3rd September 1843 and the University of Athens»: Proceedings of the 15th Panhellenic History Conference, Thessaloniki 1995, p.199-217 20. «Hellenism of Northern Epirus and Greek-Albanian relations (1897-1918)» (Ed. Β. Kontis») (Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation S. Onassis), Athens 1995 21. «The students’ movement and its first manifestation in the University of Athens (1839)», in: Proceedings of the 16th Panhellenic History Conference, Thessaloniki 1996, p.289-308 22. «Pontos, the unforgettable homeland», in: The Calendar of the Military Museum for the year 1996, Athens 1996 23. « The students’ entanglement into the conspiracy of “Filorthodoxi Etairia” (1839- 1840)», in: Proceedings of the 17th Panhellenic History Conference, Thessaloniki 1997, p.193-209 24. «Entries: “Hemerologhio” and “Satira”», in: Greek Educational Encyclopedia (Ekdotiki Athinon), vol.26 (1997) Universal Literature, p. 164-165 and 355-356 25. Epirus - 4000 years of Greek History and Culture” (Ed. M. B. Sakellariou) (bilingual edition of Ekdotiki Athinon : Greek and English)- (Period of Modern Times) 26. Guide Report of the University of Athens and the Athens Municipality on the subject : Rigas’ Vision. Rigas in the Danubian Principalities (Ed . K . Svolopoulos ) , Athens 1998 27. «The student demonstrations against the celebration of the 25th March 1841», in: Proceedings of the 18th Panhellenic History Conference, Thessaloniki 1998, p.147-165 28. «Children of the war: the military museum calendar for the year 1998», in: O Mikros Romios, nr. 26 (1998), p.3 4 29. «Vassilios Oikonomidis as a Professor of the University of Athens (1843-1874)», in: Proceedings of the 19th Panhellenic History Conference, Thessaloniki 1999, p.261-271 30. «Die Gründung der Athener Universität», in: Das neue Hellas. Griechen und Bayern zur Zeit Ludwigs I (Catalogue of the exhibition organized by the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum München from 9.11.1999 to 13.2.2000), Munich 1999, p.398-400 31. " October 28, 1940 : ascertainments and protagonists " in bifoliate separate edition of the British-Hellenic College , Athens, October 1999 32. «Memories of the Greek-Italian war (1940-1941) …in pictures» in: Anazitiseis, issue 11 (1999), p. 29-30 33. «The administrative foundation of the municipality of Thespies and its protagonists (1830-1997)», in: Proceedings of the 20th Panhellenic History Conference, Thessaloniki 2000, p.299-312 34. «The foundation of the University», in: Athens-Munich. Art and Culture in Modern Greece (Catalogue of exhibition organized by the National Gallery-Alexandros Soutzos Museum from 5.4 to 3.7. 2000), Athens 2000, p. 57-71 35. «The Olympic games in the 20th century: cultural and humanistic messages», in: Ta Athinaika, issue 105(2000), p.35-44 36. «The town of Thespies from the mythical to the historical times», in: Journal of Sports Club of Thespies, Thespies 2002, p.1-4 37. «Ancient Thisvi “town of doves” and its courses through history», in:Journal of Sports Club of Thespies , Thespies 2002, p.7-8 38. «The city of Thiva: A crossroad of myths, history and culture», in: Program of the 58th Athletics Balkan Championship, (Thebes 12-13 July 2003), Athens 2003, p.10-11 39. «The foreign rule in Egypt and the Barbarians», in: Istorika-Eleftherotypia, issue 19 (24.2.2000), p. 28-35 40. «Weddings and … divorces of the protagonists», in: Istorika-Eleftherotypia, issue 20 (2.3.2000), p.16-25 41. «Alexandros Papanastasiou. A passionate democrat», in: Istorika-Eleftherotypia, issue 22 (16.3.2000), p.6-9 42.