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100	1		_aAngelos, James _c(Journalist)
245	1	4	_aThe full catastrophe : _btravels among the new Greek ruins _cJames Angelos
263			_a1506
260			_aNew York : _bCrown, _c2015.
520			_a"A transporting, good-humored, and revealing account of Greece's dire troubles, reported from the mountain villages, idyllic islands, and hardscrabble streets that define the country today In recent years, small Greece, often associated with ancient philosophers and marble ruins, whitewashed villages and cerulean seas, has been at the center of a debt crisis that has sown economic and social ruin, spurred panic in international markets, and tested Europe's decades-old project of forging a closer union. In The Full Catastrophe, James Angelos makes sense of contrasting images of Greece, a nation both romanticized for its classical past and castigated for its dysfunctional present. With vivid character-driven narratives and engaging reporting that offers an immersive sense of place, he brings to life some of the causes of the country's financial collapse, and examines the changes, some hopeful and others deeply worrisome, emerging in its aftermath. A small rebellion against tax authorities breaks out on a normally serene Aegean island. A mayor from a bucolic, northern Greek village is gunned down by the municipal treasurer. An aging, leftist hero of the Second World War fights to win compensation from Germany for the wartime occupation. A once marginal group of neo-Nazis rises to political prominence out of a ramshackle Athens neighborhood. The Full Catastrophe goes beyond the transient coverage in the daily headlines to deliver an enduring and absorbing portrait of modern Greece"-- _cProvided by publisher.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
651		0	_aGreece _xPolitics and government _y21st century
651		0	_aGreece _xEconomic conditions _y21st century
650		0	_aGlobal Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 _zGreece
651		0	_aGreece _xCivilization _y21st century
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / International _2bisacsh
650		7	_aTRAVEL / Europe / Greece _2bisacsh
650		7	_aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General _2bisacsh
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300			_a294 pages : map ; _c25 cm.
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