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Evil Eye
Games of Chance
Greek Orthodox Church
Honey
Immigrant and Refugee Education
Leftist Parties
Population Decline
Role of the Family
Roma
Women in the Armed Forces
Product details
- ISBN 9781440854910
- Weight: 992g
- Dimensions: 178 x 254mm
- Publication Date: 05 Nov 2021
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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This volume provides an overview of the history of Greece, while also focusing on contemporary Greece. Coverage includes such 21st-century challenges as the economic crisis and the influx of immigrants and refugees that is changing the country's character.
This latest volume in the Understanding Modern Nations series explores Greece, the birthplace of democracy and Western philosophical ideas.
This thematic encyclopedia is one-of-its kind in its down-to-earth approach and comprehensive analysis of complex issues now facing Greece. It analyzes such topics as government and economics without jargon and brings a lighthearted approach to chapters on such topics as etiquette (e.g., what gestures to avoid so as not to offend), leisure (how Greeks celebrate holidays), and language (the meaning of "opa"). No other book on Greece is organized like this thematic encyclopedia, which has more than 200 entries on topics ranging from Archimedes to refugees. Unique to this encyclopedia is a "Day in the Life" section that explores the actions and thoughts of a high school student, a bank employee, a farmer in a small village, and a retired couple, giving readers a vivid snapshot of life in Greece.
Elaine Thomopoulos, PhD, an independent scholar, wrote Greenwood's History of Greece. She served as a managing editor of and contributor to The National Herald, a Greek American newspaper.
