At head of title: Institute for Neohellenic Research, National Hellenic Research Foundation.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : perspectives on a leader / Paschalis M. Kitromilides -- A century of revolutions : the Cretan Question between European and Near Eastern politics / Leonidas Kallivretakis -- Venizelos' early life and political career in Crete, 1864-1910 / A. Lilly Macrakis -- Venizelos' advent in Greek politics, 1909-12 / Helen Gardikas-Katsiadakis -- Protagonist in politics, 1912-20 / Thanos Veremis and Helen Gardikas-Katsiadakis -- Venizelos' diplomacy, 1910-23 : from Balkan alliance to Greek-Turkish settlement / Michael Llewellyn Smith -- Reconstructing Greece as a European state : Venizelos' last premiership, 1928-32 / Ioannis D. Stefanidis -- The last years, 1933-6 / Ioannis S. Koliopoulos -- The experiment of inclusive constitutionalism, 1909-32 / Ioannis Tassopoulos -- Venizelos and civil-military relations / Thanos Veremis -- Venizelos and economic policy / Christine Agriantoni -- Modernisation and reaction in Greek education during the Venizelos era / Alexis Dimaras -- Venizelos and church-state relations / Andreas Nanakis -- Venizelos' intellectual projects and cultural interests / Paschalis M. Kitromilides.