Greece Prepares for the Twenty-first Century (Woodrow Wilson Center Press) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0943875676 ISBN 13: 9780943875675

Publisher: Woodrow Wilson Center Press, 1995

Synopsis

At the end of the 20th century, Greece stands poised between tradition and modernity, with some institutions, such as the Orthodox church, rooted in the past and others, such as the European Union, tugging toward the future. Greece is striving to modernize its economy and its culture as it confronts the aftermath of the Cold War, especially the break up of Yugoslavia, with its possible threat to Greek Macedonia, and the demands of European Union membership. But is Greek society too deeply focused on internal concerns and too embedded in traditional ways to meet these challenges? The authors of this book address these questions in chapters that cover Greece's politics, the impact of the church on political culture, foreign policy, the economy, labour unions, crime, culture, the media, and feminism and the status of women. Contributors include: Nicos P. Mouzehs, London School of Economics; Monteagle Stearns, Harvard University; Stavros Thomadakis, Baruch College, City University of New York; Kostas Vergopoulos, Panteion University; Thomas W. Gallant, University of Florida; Constantine Tsoukalas, University of Athens; George Babiniotis, University of Athens; Manohs Paraschos, European Institute for International Communication; Nota Kyriazis, Panteion University.

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Review:

"Assesses Greek society at the end of the millennium from the standpoint of a variety of disciplines, including economics, history, sociology, and linguisticsm... One of the most pessimistic essays in the collection argues that Greece's economic policies will lead to a wider gap between it and its European counterparts, to the point where Greece's participation in the EU will be insignificant." -- SAIS Review

"Provides a complete set of variables that help explain the country's idiosyncratic nature, mainly in terms of her economy... Frequently used comparisons to countries like Spain and Portugal illustrate fundamental shortcomings relating to the country's previous 'individualistic and highly unprogrammed' responses to the emerging international equilibrium, especially in terms of economic development." -- Political Studies

About this edition

• Publisher: Woodrow Wilson Center Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0943875676
• ISBN 13: 9780943875675
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Constas Professor Dimitri, Stavrou Professor Theofanis