GREECE AND THE INTER-WAR ECONOMIC CRISIS by Mark Mazower ( 9780198202059 )

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GREECE AND THE INTER-WAR ECONOMIC CRISIS

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ISBN 10:

0198202059

ISBN 13:

9780198202059

Publisher:

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

1 August, 1991

Series:

Oxford Historical Monographs

Pages:

348

Description:

The great depression of the years between the World Wars is widely held to have led to the collapse of democracy in many countries. This study of Greece, which recovered quickly from the economic crisis, argues that there is no simple correlation between economic and political crisis.

Synopsis:

The great depression of the inter-war years was the most profound shock ever to strike the world economy, and is widely held to have led directly to the collapse of parliamentary democracy in many countries. This scholarly study of Greece in the period between the two world wars, however, demonstrates that there was no simple correlation between economic and political crisis. How was an underdeveloped country such as Greece able to recover so fast from this unprecedented economic crisis? Mark Mazower examines the complex processes involved, basing his analysis on detailed statistical research. Recovery, like crisis, threatened prevailing notions of the relationship between state and society, and undermined traditional ruling elites. Dr Mazower's challenging study makes an important contribution not only to the historiography of modern Greece, but also to our understanding of the interrelationship between politics, economics, and the democratic process.

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Imprint:

Clarendon Press

Prizes:

Winner of Winner of the Runciman Award 1992.

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Non-returnable

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