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Greek to Me: A Memoir of Academic Life

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Greek to Me: A Memoir of Academic Life
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Richard Clogg
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreMilitary history
ISBN/Barcode 9781350240254
ClassificationsDewey:378.12092
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
General
Illustrations 25 bw illus

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publication Date 25 February 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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 immersion in Greek politics and political activism, Clogg went on to a joint appointment at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) and King's College, London. At SSEES, he uncovered the contested history of nationalist funding in academia and postings. After publishing his controversial book Politics and the Academy, Clogg moved to St Antony's College, Oxford. Greek to Me: A Memoir of Academic Life is an engrossing tale of academic and political intrigue, spanning Clogg's time in Greece and in the Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies at King's College London. Through extensive personal archives of his fascinating adventures, Clogg exposes the secretive fields of academia and university politics as well as providing unique eyewitness accounts of modern Greek history.

Author Biography

Richard Clogg was Professor of Modern Balkan History at King's College London between 1988 and 1995. He then became a Senior Research Fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford and in 2005 was elected to an Emeritus Fellowship of the College. His publications include A Concise History of Greece; A Short History of Greece; Parties and Elections in Greece; and Greece 1940-1949: Occupation, Resistance, Civil War: A Documentary History.