History, Time and Economic Crisis in Central Greece.

Knight, D.M.

Abstract

History, Time, and Economic Crisis in Central Greece examines a period when nearly three decades of Greek economic prosperity were suddenly replaced by austerity, crisis, and destitution. Through detailed ethnographic and historical data collected over a decade of fieldwork in the central Greek town of Trikala, Knight paints a vivid picture of a landmark event in modern European socio-political history. Living with the consequences of internationally-imposed austerity measures that have seen unemployment soar and suicide become part of daily discourse, Trikalinoi believe they are re-living the era of the Ottoman landlords, the Great Famine, and wartime occupation. Embodying moments of the past, locals discuss their fears of returning to years of hunger and colonization whilst drawing courage that even the worst crises can be overcome.

• Book Type: Authored Book
• Online Publication Date: May 20, 2015
• Publication Date: 2015-05
• Deposit Date: Sep 29, 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1123359
• Publisher URL: https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9781137501486