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Greece (1941-1974)

Years of Occupation, Years of Strife, and Years of Exclusion
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 2023

Summary

This work examines the history and politics of Greece from 1941 to 1974. During this period Greece experienced years of brutal foreign occupation, savage civil war, dominance by those on the Right of the ideological spectrum, and a military dictatorship. One overarching characteristic of this phase in Greek history was constant interference by many including, of course, the foreign occupiers as well as the British and the Americans. In addition, during these years certain segments of the population were prosecuted, persecuted, imprisoned, tortured, sent to labor camps, exiled, and many were killed because they resisted the occupiers, or because of their ideological beliefs and political standing. These are among the reasons why so many Greeks consider their modern history to be difficult and “unkind”.

Although foreign interference has not lessened, some might argue, it has increased since the financial crisis beginning in 2008-2009, many aspects of the exclusivist state have been eliminated after the collapse of the military dictatorship in 1974. And despite the brief rise of extremist Left- and Right-wing politics, today’s political landscape is more moderate. Good reasons for Greeks to think that better days lay ahead.

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Copyright year
2023
ISBN-Print
978-1-6669-3851-7
ISBN-Online
978-1-6669-3852-4
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
176
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Table of contents

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    1. Contents No access
    2. Acknowledgments No access
    3. Abbreviations No access
  1. Prelude of Things to Come No access Pages 1 - 18
  2. German Occupation, Resistance, and the Early Stages of the Civil War No access Pages 19 - 38
  3. Height of the Civil War and Victory of the Right (1946-1949) No access Pages 39 - 64
  4. Post-Civil War and the Dominance of the Right (1949–1963) No access Pages 65 - 84
  5. Road to Military Dictatorship (1963–1967) No access Pages 85 - 102
  6. The Colonels’ Regime (1967–1974) No access Pages 103 - 150
  7. Bibliography No access Pages 151 - 164
  8. Index No access Pages 165 - 174
  9. About the Author No access Pages 175 - 176

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