Greek Democracy and the Junta

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Regime Crisis and the Failed Transition of 1973

Ioannis Tzortzis(Autor*in)

I.B. Tauris (Verlag)

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Erschienen am 23. Januar 2020

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Cover page
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Contents
Acknowledgements
Chronology of Events
Introduction: Why did the Junta not end in 1973?
Disdain and oblivion: The 'Markezinis experiment' as a point of historical and political reference
The 'Markezinis experiment' in historical and comparative perspective
1 From 'Difficult Democracy' to the 'Wrong Coup': Greece 1949-67
Politics and institutions from 1949 to 1961: The 'difficult democracy'
Frustrated attempts at democratic consolidation, 1963-5
Crisis and breakdown of democracy in Greece, 1965-7
The armed forces and the path to the 'wrong coup'
Factionalism, conspiracies and the path to military intervention
The 'wrong coup' of 21 April 1967
Conclusion. Was the dictatorship of the Colonels inevitable?
2 'Greece of Christian Greeks': The Dictatorship of 21 April 1967
The nature of the dictatorial regime and the aims of its leaders
Developments and faction struggles within the regime, 1967-72
The regime and the political elites, 1967-72
The regime and civil society
3 The Early Liberalization, January-September 1973
The student demonstrations and their aftermath
The failed naval conspiracy
From Dictadura to Dictablanda: The new constitution and the plebiscite
Enter Markezinis
4 The 'Unfinished Revolution' and the 'Castrated Parliament': The Elites and the 'Experiment'
'Why is the Revolution finished?' The 'experiment' and the military
The 'castrated parliament': The 'experiment' and the opposition elites
The tactics of the elites and counter-elites in the course of the 'experiment'
Chronicle of a coup foretold: Back to dictadura
A short-lived dictadura : The aftermath
An opportunity missed or a ruse that failed?
5 Fortuna and the 'Experiment': Civil Society and the Polytechnic Events
Summer-early autumn 1973: 'Hard to believe, but they're retreating . . .'
The Polytechnic events: The students and the people
The political implications of the events: The regime and the opposition elites
6 The Americans Yet Again? The International Factor and the 'Experiment'
The 1967 'wrong coup' and the US
The regime and the international factor: European isolation and US support
Cyprus and the dictatorship
The Markezinis government and the international factor
The Yom Kippur War and the 'experiment'
7 Concluding Thoughts: The 'Markezinis Experiment' between Oblivion and Myth
What was the 'Markezinis experiment' and why did it fail?
A counter-factual venture: What if the 'Markezinis experiment' had succeeded?
Oblivion and a posteriori interpretation: The legacy of the 'Markezinis experiment'
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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