Democracy At Gunpoint: The Greek Front
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, some tears. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact.
A searing work of political memoir and analysis, Democracy at Gunpoint: The Greek Front presents a firsthand account of the collapse of democratic governance in Greece under the military junta that seized power in 1967. Written by Andreas Papandreou — economist, statesman, and future Prime Minister of Greece — the book chronicles his personal ordeal as a political prisoner and exile, while simultaneously arguing with intellectual rigour that the Greek coup was not an isolated event but a symptom of Cold War power politics, implicating American foreign policy and NATO interests. Papandreou details the systematic dismantling of civil liberties, the suppression of political opposition, and the mechanisms by which authoritarian regimes entrench themselves against the will of the people. Written with the passion of a man fighting for his country's soul and the precision of a trained academic, it stands as both a personal testimony and a sweeping political indictment. Decades after its publication, it remains an essential document for understanding the fragility of democracy and the forces that conspire against it.
Author: Andreas Papandreou
Format: Hardback
Published: 1971, Andre Deutsch, London
Genre: Politics & law
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, some tears. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact.
A searing work of political memoir and analysis, Democracy at Gunpoint: The Greek Front presents a firsthand account of the collapse of democratic governance in Greece under the military junta that seized power in 1967. Written by Andreas Papandreou — economist, statesman, and future Prime Minister of Greece — the book chronicles his personal ordeal as a political prisoner and exile, while simultaneously arguing with intellectual rigour that the Greek coup was not an isolated event but a symptom of Cold War power politics, implicating American foreign policy and NATO interests. Papandreou details the systematic dismantling of civil liberties, the suppression of political opposition, and the mechanisms by which authoritarian regimes entrench themselves against the will of the people. Written with the passion of a man fighting for his country's soul and the precision of a trained academic, it stands as both a personal testimony and a sweeping political indictment. Decades after its publication, it remains an essential document for understanding the fragility of democracy and the forces that conspire against it.