'This volume offers a cross-disciplinary perspective on the multifaceted relationship between Greece and Europe... [it] admirably succeeds in highlighting the fact that "Europe" has been a flexible concept for Greeks for many years.'
The Anglo-Hellenic Review 'Kevin Featherstone has put together a wonderful collection on the modern Greek condition in the shadow of Europe, taking us through the many ... Read moremoments and facets of its tortured struggle with modernity. In the process, we may be forgiven to venture that if Venizelos could dream of sympoliteia in darker times than today's, there may be hope still for a post-crisis Greece.'
Kalypso Nicolaidis, Professor of International Relations, University of Oxford 'The juxtaposition and comparison of modern Greek mores with the normative Europe of values and standards of behaviour, as well as the rational Europe of institutions allows the authors of this collection of essays to seek out the anthropological, cultural and socioeconomic features that differentiate the Greeks from other members of the EU. Some believe that "European ideas and values are strongly rooted in Greek culture and the Greek view of the world." Others point out that "the transposition of EU directives into national law" suffers from the deficiencies in the framework of implementation. The major contribution of this imaginative volume is a cross-disciplined perspective of contemporary Greek history.'
Thanos M. Veremis, Professor Emeritus at Athens University Show Less