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Children of the Dictatorship: Student Resistance, Cultural Politics and the ´Long 1960s´ in Greece
Kostis Kornetis
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Description for Children of the Dictatorship: Student Resistance, Cultural Politics and the ´Long 1960s´ in Greece
Paperback. Putting Greece back on the cultural and political map of the "Long 1960s," this book traces the dissent and activism of anti-regime students during the dictatorship of the Colonels (1967-74). Series: Protest, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 392 pages, 33 figures. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Putting Greece back on the cultural and political map of the Long 1960s, this book traces the dissent and activism of anti-regime students during the dictatorship of the Colonels (1967-74). It explores the cultural as well as ideological protest of Greek student activists, illustrating how these children of the dictatorship managed to re-appropriate indigenous folk tradition for their progressive purposes and how their transnational exchange molded a particular local protest culture. It examines how the students' social and political practices became a major source of pressure on the Colonels' regime, finding its apogee in ... Read more
Putting Greece back on the cultural and political map of the Long 1960s, this book traces the dissent and activism of anti-regime students during the dictatorship of the Colonels (1967-74). It explores the cultural as well as ideological protest of Greek student activists, illustrating how these children of the dictatorship managed to re-appropriate indigenous folk tradition for their progressive purposes and how their transnational exchange molded a particular local protest culture. It examines how the students' social and political practices became a major source of pressure on the Colonels' regime, finding its apogee in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Protest, Culture and Society
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785330339
SKU
V9781785330339
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About Kostis Kornetis
Kostis Kornetis is Assistant Professor at the Center for European and Mediterranean Studies at New York University. He received his PhD in History and Civilization from the European University Institute, Florence. From 2007 to 2012 he taught in the History Department at Brown University. His research focuses on the history and memory of the 1960s, the methodology of oral history, ... Read more
Reviews for Children of the Dictatorship: Student Resistance, Cultural Politics and the ´Long 1960s´ in Greece
The book is a pioneer study in its field. Besides offering a rigorous historical reconstruction, it presents an excellent analysis of the relationship between institutional and contentious politics through different regimes and periods. The book offers a clear historical reconstruction and an innovative theoretical reflection. For this, it might be an interesting reading not only for experts - students, scholars, ... Read more