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17%OFFMarina Petrakis - The Metaxas Myth: Dictatorship and Propaganda in Greece - 9781848857810 - V9781848857810
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The Metaxas Myth: Dictatorship and Propaganda in Greece

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Description for The Metaxas Myth: Dictatorship and Propaganda in Greece Paperback. The Metaxas Myth is the first detailed account of General Ioannis Metaxas's attempts to mimic the fascist models of Mussolini, Hitler, and Franco by portraying himself as the 'saviour' of the Greek nation in an effort to build his power base as dictator. Num Pages: 280 pages, 24 b/w integrated. BIC Classification: 1DVG; HBJD; JPHL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
Why did the propaganda efforts that succeeded so thoroughly in Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany fail so drastically in Greece? The Metaxas Myth is the first detailed account of General Ioannis Metaxas's attempts to mimic the fascist models of Mussolini, Hitler, and Franco by portraying himself as the 'saviour' of the Greek nation in an effort to build his power base as dictator. Following the dissolution of parliament in 1936 up to his death in 1941, Metaxas used every media outlet available to promote his great myth: newspapers, periodicals, cinema, theatre and radio. Marina Petrakis analyses the nature of Metaxas's ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848857810
SKU
V9781848857810
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About Marina Petrakis
Marina Petrakis is an established writer. She has written articles and contributions to newspapers and books on propaganda and war and is a contributor on both the Greek television and radio.

Reviews for The Metaxas Myth: Dictatorship and Propaganda in Greece
'Petrakis has unearthed some fascinating and rare material about theway in which Metaxas sought to bolster support for his quasi-fascist regime through the deployment of relatively sophisticated and modern methods of propaganda ...The book constitutes a pioneering piece of research, based on a wide range of sources.' - Richard Clogg, The Times Literary Supplement; 'Petrakis has produced the ... Read more

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