Becoming a subject : political prisoners in the Greek Civil War / Polymeris Voglis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Voglis, Polymeris, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political prisoners--Greece--History--20th century.

Political prisoners.

Greece--History--Civil War, 1944-1949--Prisoners and prisons.

Greece.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford, [England] : Berghahn Books, 2002.

Summary:

Focusing on the Greek Civil War (1946-1949), the last major conflict in Europe before the end of the Cold War, this study examines the political prisoners whose fate encapsulates the dramatic conflicts and contradictions of that dark era. New sources such as prisoners' letters, memoirs, and official reports, the author describes the life of the prisoners and the effect the prison administration and the prisoners' collective had on their personality. Drawing comparisons to political prisoners in Germany and Spain, the author sheds new light on our understanding of the ideologies and policies and their effect on individuals, which marked European history in the 20th century.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction

Part One. From Political Repression to Political Exclusion

Part Two. The Body and the Psyche in Pain

Part Three. Prison as a Field of Conflict

Epilogue: After Prison

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781571813084

157181308X

9781571813091

1571813098

9781785330568

178533056X