Greece Between East and West

Culture and Geopolitics (Durrell Studies 7)

Buch | Hardcover

357 Seiten

2023 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5275-0112-6 (ISBN)

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Greece Between East and West looks at the central geopolitical situation of Greece, and its pivotal role in the Balkans and the Levant. The trend towards “modernisation” and “westernisation” is examined in the light of traditional values in culture, language, history and politics which reflect Greece’s eastern legacy and the continuing presence of that legacy in contemporary society. It features original creative writing, an interview with a leading film-maker, provocative accounts of political and cultural agitation on the Aegean islands, aspects of Greek music and drama, plus historical accounts of Greek cities like Smyrna/Izmir and Alexandria, and the new phenomenon of China’s re-creation of the historic “Silk Road”. Additionally, Greece Between East and West features a Foreword by Roderick Beaton, one of the most distinguished scholars and commentators on Greek history and social affairs, and current Chair of the British School at Athens.

Richard Pine is Director of the Durrell Library of Corfu, and series editor of “Durrell Studies”. He is the author of many books on literature and music, including Lawrence Durrell: the Mindscape (1994/2023), The Eye of the Xenos: letters about Greece (2021), The Disappointed Bridge: Ireland and the Post-Colonial World (2014) and has co-edited Islands of the Mind: psychology, literature, biodiversity (2020) and Borders and Borderlands: explorations in identity, exile and translation (2021). His collected essays on cultural politics 1978-2018, The Quality of Life, appeared in 2022.

Erscheinungsdatum	18.05.2023
Reihe/Serie	Durrell Studies
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
ISBN-10	1-5275-0112-4 / 1527501124
ISBN-13	978-1-5275-0112-6 / 9781527501126
Zustand	Neuware