Journal Of Resistance
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Damaged
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Silver fish damage.
A landmark work of political memoir and testimony, Journal of Resistance chronicles the harrowing experiences of legendary Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis during the brutal military junta that seized power in Greece in 1967. Written from within the junta's prisons and places of exile, the text presents a raw, unflinching account of persecution, solitary confinement, and the unbreakable will of a man who became a symbol of democratic resistance across Europe. Theodorakis writes with passionate urgency, illustrating how art, music, and political conviction can serve as weapons against tyranny even under the most oppressive conditions. The narrative uncovers the human cost of authoritarian rule while bearing witness to the solidarity of those who risked everything to oppose it. At once a personal diary and a broader indictment of fascism, it stands as one of the most powerful documents of twentieth-century European political resistance.
Author: Mikis Theodorakis
Format: Hardback
Published: 1973, Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc.
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Damaged
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Silver fish damage.
A landmark work of political memoir and testimony, Journal of Resistance chronicles the harrowing experiences of legendary Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis during the brutal military junta that seized power in Greece in 1967. Written from within the junta's prisons and places of exile, the text presents a raw, unflinching account of persecution, solitary confinement, and the unbreakable will of a man who became a symbol of democratic resistance across Europe. Theodorakis writes with passionate urgency, illustrating how art, music, and political conviction can serve as weapons against tyranny even under the most oppressive conditions. The narrative uncovers the human cost of authoritarian rule while bearing witness to the solidarity of those who risked everything to oppose it. At once a personal diary and a broader indictment of fascism, it stands as one of the most powerful documents of twentieth-century European political resistance.