Greece in the twentieth century / / editors, Theodore A. Couloumbis, Theodore Kariotis, Fotini Bellou

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910462687203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Frank Cass, , 2003
• ISBN: 0-203-04589-0; 1-283-96597-6; 1-136-34652-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (342 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): CouloumbisTheodore A; KariotisTheodore C; BellouFotini
• Disciplina: 949.507/6
• Soggetti: Electronic books.; Greece History 1950-1967; Greece History 1967-1974; Greece History 1974-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; GREECE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Notes on Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART I; 1. The Evolving Content of the Greek Nation; PART II; 2. Greek Foreign Policy: Debates and Priorities; 3. Greece in a Changing Strategic Setting; 4. The United States and Greece in the Twentieth Century; 5. The Cyprus Question: International Politics and the Failure of Peacemaking; 6. Greece and the Balkans in the Twentieth Century; PART III; 7. The Political Scene: Consolidating Democracy; 8. The Greek Media Landscape9. Science, Technology and the Environment; 10. Greek Education in the Twentieth Century: A Long Process Towards a Democratic European Society; 11. The Salience of the Greek Language in the European Union Melting Pot; 12. The Legal Parameters of Church and State Relations in Greece; PART IV; 13. The Economy: Growth without Equity; 14. The Changing Role of Women in Greece; 15. The Greek-American Community: Past Achievements and ; Future Opportunities; PART V; 16. Greek-Turkish Relations: A New Era?; 17. The Future of Greece in the European Union; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This collective study examines the transformation (metamorphosis) that Greece has experienced over the course of the 20th century by exploring its gradual evolution into a consolidated democracy, an advanced economy in the Eurozone and a balanced partner in the EU and NATO promoting a stabilizing role in southeastern Europe.The book examines the variables contributing to the profiling of contemporary Greece, emphasizing the conceptual inertia bedevilling the studies of Greece in recent years by focusing on the elements that indicated the slow pace in the country's modernization. In conclus