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Book review: prime ministers in Greece: the paradox of power by Kevin Featherstone and Dimitri Papadimitrioul
Get PDFIn Prime Ministers in Greece: The Paradox of Power, Kevin Featherstone and Dimitri Papadimitriou offer the first in-depth study of prime ministers and governments in Greece, covering the period since the fall of the Greek Colonels’ regime in 1974. Although the book does not provide the most up-to-date evaluation of the current debt crisis, it is a well-substantiated and compelling insight into the ‘paradox of power’ experienced by successive Greek prime ministers and their governments, writes Alexandros Nafpliotis
Greece and Albania would both benefit substantially from closer relations
No full textAlbania held elections in June, with Edi Rama winning enough support to become the country’s new Prime Minister. Alexandros Nafpliotis writes on Albania’s relationship with Greece, and the potential for the new government to create closer ties between the two countries. He notes that despite existing tensions, both countries would benefit greatly from a closer relationship, particularly in light of Greece’s upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Britain and Greece: 40 years ago
No full textDuring the UK general election campaign, especially in the first week of May 2010, the fortunes of Greece figured prominently in British new bulletins. The huge street demonstrations against austerity measures in Athens seemed to figure as possible portents of things to come post-election when British austerity measures would need to kick in, and may have helped trigger a late swing back of 2-3 per cent of voters back to supporting Labour on election day itself. Here Alexandros Nafpliotis considers some parallels with the 1970 general election in Britain and Greece’s then predicament of being governed by a military junta
Book review: Mobilizing on the extreme right: Germany, Italy,and the United States
No full textMobilizing on the Extreme Right is a very welcome addition to the literature on the topic and a highly recommended book for students of the extreme right and contemporary society in general, writes Alexandros Nafpliotis. This book describes the discourse, action, and organizational structures of the extreme right in Italy, Germany, and the United States, and explains these on the basis of the available discursive and political opportunities. Substantive chapters address the framing of protest events, the definition of ‘us’, and old and new forms of racism
Book review: European and American extreme right groups and the Internet
No full text"European and American Extreme Right Groups and the Internet." Manuela Caiani and Linda Parenti. Ashgate. March 2013. --- Conducting a comparative content analysis of more than 500 extreme right organizational web sites from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States, this book aims to offer an overview of the Internet communication activities of these groups and systematically maps and analyses the links and structure of the virtual communities of the extreme right. The authors should be commended for producing a very coherent book on such a fluid subject, as well as for conducting a thorough examination of a large number of actors in a significant number of countries, writes Alexandros Nafpliotis
Britain and the Greek colonels: accommodating the junta in the Cold War
No full textAt the apex of international Cold War tension, an alliance of Greek military leaders seized power in Athens. Seven years of violent political repression followed in Greece, yet, as Cold War allies, the Greek colonels had continued international support - especially from Britain. Why did the Wilson and Heath governments choose to pursue an alliance with these military dictators? Alexandros Nafpliotis' book examines British foreign policy towards Greece, exposing a guiding principle of pragmatism above all else. This is the first systematic study of Britain and the Junta to be based on newly-released National Archive documents, US and Greek sources and personal interviews with leading actors. Britain and the Greek Colonels is a comprehensive history of international diplomacy and realpolitik in the Cold War period
Review of Alexandros Nafpliotis's Britain and the Greek Colonels: Accommodating the Junta in the Cold War
Get PDFReview of Alexandros Nafpliotis, Britain and the Greek Colonels: Accommodating the Junta in the Cold War. London: IB Tauris, 2013. 307 pp
Alexandros Papadiamantis: Easter chanter
No full textTitle: Λαμπριάτικος Ψάλτης (Easter chanter) Originally published: newspaper ’Aκρόπολις, 1893 Language: Greek The excerpt used is from Panayotis Moullas, Α.Παπαδιαμάντης Αυτοβιογραφούμενος (Athens: Εστία 1999), pp. 100–103. About the author Alexandros Papadiamantis: [Skiathos (central Greece) 1851 – Skiathos 1911]: short story writer and translator. He was the third son of the priest Adamantios, hence the family name (papa-Diamantis). His mother was the offspring of a well-off family from the ..
Alexandros Papadiamantis: Easter chanter
No full textTitle: Λαμπριάτικος Ψάλτης (Easter chanter) Originally published: newspaper ’Aκρόπολις, 1893 Language: Greek The excerpt used is from Panayotis Moullas, Α.Παπαδιαμάντης Αυτοβιογραφούμενος (Athens: Εστία 1999), pp. 100–103. About the author Alexandros Papadiamantis: [Skiathos (central Greece) 1851 – Skiathos 1911]: short story writer and translator. He was the third son of the priest Adamantios, hence the family name (papa-Diamantis). His mother was the offspring of a well-off family from the ..
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