Greek to Me: A Memoir of Academic Life

by Richard Clogg

Book Overview

The 1960s was a tumultuous period in the history of Greece, as its democracy fell under the forced establishment of a military dictatorship. The regime of the colonels was the culmination of national division and hostility between communist forces and right wing militants. It was in these extraordinary times that British historian Richard Clogg witnessed the 1967 coup, while living in Athens and researching modern Greek history. Following his abrupt...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350240257
• ISBN13: 9781350240254
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"