Synopses & Reviews
This volume presents a comparative analysis of the political development of the four countries of Southern Europe - Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece. The first section of the book provides a historical overview of the politics and social structure of Southern Europe from the industrial revolution to the present. The focus in the second section is on the relationships between economic transformation, social conflict and political change from the 1970s to the present. The book concludes with an analysis of the political consequences of current market economic policies.
Review
"Overall,
Mediterranean Paradoxes supplies a learned and provocative introduction to modern Southern Europe." --
Queens Quarterly "This is an essay of weight and current significance, and those Poles and Hungarians who have made pilgrimages to Rome and Madrid in hope of finding the road to democracy would do well to read it." --The Boston Book Review
"... strongly recommended both for students and for specialists. Its combination of historical detail and clear argument makes it a valuable background text for undergraduate courses on southern European politics, and it provides an original and much-needed stimulus to debate about this awkward family of countries." --International Affairs
About the Author
James Kurth is a member of the Department of Political Science, Swarthmore College.
James Petras is a member of the Department of Sociology, CUNY Binghampton.