In this book, the political history of Greece from 1950, immediately after the Civil War, until 2004 and the end of the Simitis government is systematically and comprehensively presented.
The authors, renowned political and historical scientists, describe and record all the political developments of this period in a valid and simple way, which are examined based on five thematic and chronological axes: the years from 1950 to the dictatorship, the seven-year dictatorship, the Resistance against the dictatorship, the history of Cyprus (from the late 1949s to the 1974 crisis), and finally, the period from the Metapolitefsi to 2004.
Through this concise and dense recording, the reader has the opportunity to get to know and understand both the domestic processes and conditions as well as the international factors that determined the evolution of political affairs in Greece. It thus acquires a complete and clear picture of the events themselves, as well as the reasons that led to the specific choices and decisions - each time. Reflection and study of modern political history are more necessary than ever today, in a period of crisis.
