Greek Democracy and the Junta by Ioannis Tzortzis - 9780755637225

Greek Democracy and the JuntaRegime Crisis and the Failed Transition of 1973\nAuthor(s): Ioannis Tzortzis\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: I.B. Tauris\nISBN-13: 9780755637225, 978-0755637225\nSynopsis\nDuring the dictatorship of the Colonels in Greece, there was an attempt at self-transformation into some form of civilian rule in 1973: the so-called Markezinis experiment, named after the politician who assumed the task of heading the transition government and lead to elections. It lasted a mere eight weeks, faced heavy opposition from both the opposition elites and the civil society and eventually collapsed by a military hard-liners coup.\n\nThis book argues that the failure of the Markezinis experiment paved the way for the actual transition of 1974 as it happened. Using British and American archival resources, as well as unique private archives and personal interviews, the book concludes by briefly seeking to trace some potential al.