Greek Connections

Author : James H. Barron
Publisher : Melville House
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781612198293

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The Greek Connection by James H. Barron Pdf

Spanning from WWII to the Cold War and beyond, this is the “magnificent . . . triumphant” biography of the investigative journalist, resistance fighter, and whistle blower who helped expose the Watergate scandal (Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Leadership) He was one of the most fascinating figures in 20th-century political history. Yet today, Elias Demetracopoulos is strangely overlooked—even though his life reads like an epic adventure story . . . As a precocious twelve-year-old in occupied Athens, he engaged in heroic resistance efforts against the Nazis, for which he was imprisoned and tortured. After his life was miraculously spared, he became an investigative journalist, covering Greece’s tumultuous politics and America’s increasing influence in the region. A clever and scoop-hungry reporter, Elias soon gained access to powerful figures in both governments—and attracted many enemies. When the Greek military dictatorship took power in 1967, he narrowly escaped to Washington DC, where he would lead the fight to restore democracy in his homeland—while running afoul of the American government, too. Now, after a decade of research and original reporting, James H. Barron uncovers the story of a man whose tireless pursuit of uncomfortable truths would put him at odds with not only his own government, but that of the Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter and Reagan administrations, making him a target of CIA, FBI, and State Department surveillance and harassment—and Greek kidnapping and assassination plots American authorities may have purposefully overlooked. A stunning feat of biographic storytelling, sweeping from World War II to the Cold War, Watergate and beyond, The Greek Connection is about a lifetime of standing up for democracy and a free press against powerful special interests. It has much to teach us about our own era’s abuses of power, dark money, journalist intimidation, and foreign interference in elections.

Author : John T. A. Koumoulides
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X001296321

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Greek Connections by John T. A. Koumoulides Pdf

Author : Mary R. Lefkowitz
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0300107692

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Greek Gods, Human Lives by Mary R. Lefkowitz Pdf

Insightful and fun, this new guide to an ancient mythology explains why the Greek gods and goddesses are still so captivating to us, revisiting the work of Homer, Ovid, Virgil, and Shakespeare in search of the essence of these stories. (Mythology & Folklore)

Author : Lynette Gail Mitchell,Lynette G. Mitchell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2002-05-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0521893305

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Greeks Bearing Gifts by Lynette Gail Mitchell,Lynette G. Mitchell Pdf

Using models from social anthropology as its basis, this book looks at the role of personal relationships in classical Greece and their bearing on interstate politics. It begins with a discussion of what friendship meant in the Greek world of the classical period, and then shows how the models for friendship in the private sphere were mirrored in the public sphere at both domestic and interstate level. As well as relations between Greeks (in particular those in Athens and Sparta), Dr Mitchell looks at Greek relations with those on the margins of the Greek world, particularly the state of Macedon, and with neighbouring non-Greeks such as the Thracians and the Persians. She finds that these other cultures did not always have the same understanding of what friendship was, and that this led to misunderstandings and difficulties in the relations between non-Greeks and Greeks.

Author : Katharine Shepard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1940
Category : Art and mythology
ISBN : WISC:89054764360

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The Fish-tailed Monster in Greek and Etruscan Art by Katharine Shepard Pdf

Author : Ruurd Halbertsma
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Archaeology
ISBN : 9088905002

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The Canino Connections by Ruurd Halbertsma Pdf

Starting in the year 1828, Lucien Bonaparte, Prince of Canino, unearthed more than 2000 Greek vases on his estate near the ancient Etruscan town of Vulci. The vases were restored and found their way to archaeological collections all around the world. This volume publishes 10 papers by scholars of international repute dealing with these ceramics. The papers were presented in 2015 at a colloquium in the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, which acquired 96 vases from the Bonaparte collection in 1839. Specialists in the fields of museum history, Greek vase-painting, restoration and 19th century collecting practices from the Netherlands, France, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Italy and Russia have contributed to this volume, which offers the newest insights into the person of Lucien Bonaparte, his excavation practices, the history of restorations and the selling and buying of Greek ceramics in the 19th century. The results have helped to extend our knowledge of the collectors, traders and scholars, who were concerned with Greek vases during the 19th century. Their activities took place in a pivotal period, in which the black- and red figure ceramics, which had come to light in Italy during the previous centuries, were finally assigned to Greek craftsmanship instead of to Etruscan manufacture. The book also contains a concise photographic catalogue illustrating the highlights of the Leiden Canino collection.

Author : Saryu Doshi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015012255355

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India and Greece, Connections and Parallels by Saryu Doshi Pdf

Author : Lynette Gail Mitchell,Lynette G. Mitchell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2002-05-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0521893305

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Greeks Bearing Gifts by Lynette Gail Mitchell,Lynette G. Mitchell Pdf

Using models from social anthropology as its basis, this book looks at the role of personal relationships in classical Greece and their bearing on interstate politics. It begins with a discussion of what friendship meant in the Greek world of the classical period, and then shows how the models for friendship in the private sphere were mirrored in the public sphere at both domestic and interstate level. As well as relations between Greeks (in particular those in Athens and Sparta), Dr Mitchell looks at Greek relations with those on the margins of the Greek world, particularly the state of Macedon, and with neighbouring non-Greeks such as the Thracians and the Persians. She finds that these other cultures did not always have the same understanding of what friendship was, and that this led to misunderstandings and difficulties in the relations between non-Greeks and Greeks.

Author : Lowell Edmunds
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781421414188

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Approaches to Greek Myth by Lowell Edmunds Pdf

Segal, on psychoanalytic interpretations.

Author : Kate Cook
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2024-01-11
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781350410510

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Praise and Blame in Greek Tragedy by Kate Cook Pdf

Exploring the use of praise and blame in Greek tragedy in relation to heroic identity, Kate Cook demonstrates that the distribution of praise and blame, a significant social function of archaic and classical poetry, also plays a key role in Greek tragedy. Both concepts are a central part of the discourse surrounding the identity of male heroic figures in tragedy, and thus are essential for understanding a range of tragedies in their literary and social contexts. In the tragic genre, the destructive or dangerous aspects of the process of kleos (glory) are explored, and the distribution of praise and blame becomes a way of destabilising identity and conflict between individuals in democratic Athens. The first half of this book shows the kinds of conflicts generated by 'heroes' who seek after one kind of praise in tragedy, but face other characters or choruses who refuse to grant the praise discourses they desire. The second half examines what happens when female speakers engage in the production of these discourses, particularly the wives and mothers of heroic figures, who often refuse to contribute to the production of praise and positive kleos for these men. Praise and Blame in Greek Tragedy therefore demonstrates how a focus on this poetically significant topic can generate new readings of well-known tragedies, and develops a new approach to both male heroic identity and women's speech in tragedy.

Author : Paschalis M. Kitromilides
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 825 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674987432

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The Greek Revolution by Paschalis M. Kitromilides Pdf

On the bicentennial of the Greek Revolution, an essential guide to the momentous war for independence of the Greeks from the Ottoman Empire. The Greek war for independence (1821–1830) often goes missing from discussion of the Age of Revolutions. Yet the rebellion against Ottoman rule was enormously influential in its time, and its resonances are felt across modern history. The Greeks inspired others to throw off the oppression that developed in the backlash to the French Revolution. And Europeans in general were hardly blind to the sight of Christian subjects toppling Muslim rulers. In this collection of essays, Paschalis Kitromilides and Constantinos Tsoukalas bring together scholars writing on the many facets of the Greek Revolution and placing it squarely within the revolutionary age. An impressive roster of contributors traces the revolution as it unfolded and analyzes its regional and transnational repercussions, including the Romanian and Serbian revolts that spread the spirit of the Greek uprising through the Balkans. The essays also elucidate religious and cultural dimensions of Greek nationalism, including the power of the Orthodox church. One essay looks at the triumph of the idea of a Greek “homeland,” which bound the Greek diaspora—and its financial contributions—to the revolutionary cause. Another essay examines the Ottoman response, involving a series of reforms to the imperial military and allegiance system. Noted scholars cover major figures of the revolution; events as they were interpreted in the press, art, literature, and music; and the impact of intellectual movements such as philhellenism and the Enlightenment. Authoritative and accessible, The Greek Revolution confirms the profound political significance and long-lasting cultural legacies of a pivotal event in world history.

Author : Michael Silk
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317050599

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Standard Languages and Language Standards – Greek, Past and Present by Michael Silk Pdf

Standard Languages and Language Standards: Greek, Past and Present is a collection of essays with a distinctive focus and an unusual range. It brings together scholars from different disciplines, with a variety of perspectives, linguistic and literary, historical and social, to address issues of control, prescription, planning and perceptions of value over the long history of the Greek language, from the age of Homer to the present day. Under particular scrutiny are the processes of establishing a standard and the practices and ideologies of standardization. The diverse points of reference include: the Hellenistic koine and the literary classics of modern Greece; lexicography in late antiquity and today; Byzantine Greek, Pontic Greek and cyber-Greek; contested educational initiatives and competing understandings of the Greek language; the relation of linguistic study to standardization and the logic of a standard language. The aim of this ambitious project is not a comprehensive chronological survey or an exhaustive analysis. Rather, the editors have set out to provide a series of informed overviews and snapshots of telling cases that both illuminate the history of the Greek language and explore the nature of language standardization itself. The volume will be important for students and scholars of the Greek language, past and present, and, beyond the Greek example, for sociolinguists, historians and social scientists with interests in the role of language in the construction of identities.

Author : James Clackson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521192354

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Language and Society in the Greek and Roman Worlds by James Clackson Pdf

You are what you speak. What does language tell us about ancient societies and individuals?

Author : Zisis Fotakis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2005-07-14
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781134269402

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Greek Naval Strategy and Policy 1910-1919 by Zisis Fotakis Pdf

This is a naval history of Greece in the 1910s, a decade when the geographic importance of the country and its naval capabilities both increased considerably.

Author : Dimitris Tziovas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317124788

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Greek Diaspora and Migration since 1700 by Dimitris Tziovas Pdf

The Greek diaspora is one of the paradigmatic historical diasporas. Though some trace its origins to ancient Greek colonies, it is really a more modern phenomenon. Diaspora, exile and immigration represent three successive phases in Modern Greek history and they are useful vantage points from which to analyse changes in Greek society, politics and culture over the last three centuries. Embracing a wide range of case studies, this volume charts the role of territorial displacements as social and cultural agents from the eighteenth century to the present day and examines their impact on communities, politics, institutional attitudes and culture. By studying migratory trends the aim is to map out the transformation of Greece from a largely homogenous society with a high proportion of emigrants to a more diverse society inundated by immigrants after the end of the Cold War. The originality of this book lies in the bringing together of diaspora, exile and immigration and its focus on developments both inside and outside Greece.