Greece, the EEC and the Cold War 1974-1979 The Second Enlargement [Hardcover]

Eirini Karamouzi explores the history of the European Economic Community (EEC) in the turbulent decade of the 1970s and especially the Community's response to the fall of the Greek dictatorship and the country's application for EEC membership. The book constitutes the first multi-archival study on the second enlargement of the EEC.Introduction 1. Democracy and European Integration: Greece's strategy of Democratisation 2. Why did the Nine say 'Yes'? 3. And the Talks Kick off 4. Stagnation 5. Closing the Gap 6. The German Presidency: The Race Against Time 7. Unfinished Business Conclusion

This monograph is a substantial and impactful work on European Integration and Cold War history. The publication best reflects the significance and advantages of multi-archival and multilateral research. It presents, arguably for the first time, the complete picture of Greeces entry into the EEC. Scholars will find a detailed account of how western Europe and the United States responded to the crises of southern Europe in the 1970s. & This is a well-researched and well-written book and is highly recommended. (Athanasios Antonopoulos, European History Quarterly, Vol. 48 (4), 2018)

This is an account from which we can learn a lot today, not merely because it sheds a different light on Greeces place in the EU & . It also shows how EU-enlargement is about more than just the accession of one individual new member state & . book is a contribution to new Cold War history as well as the history of European Integration, while also going to the roots of issues that are relevant for the present day. (Laurien Crump, Journal of Contemporary History, Vol. 51 (3), June, 2016)

For its detailed historical analysis, as well as the fascinating insights that it offers about Greeces longer-term place in the EU, Eirini Karamouzis new book is very welcome indeed. & as the first published analysis utilizing the full rlc-