Postwar Mnemonic Anti-Fascism: From the Spanish Question to the Nordic Committees against the Greek Junta, 19461974 [Hardcover]

1. Introduction? 2.? Postwar Anti-Fascist Sentiments in the Nordic Countries? 3.? Anti-Fascism as a Praxis: The Nordic Committees for Democracy in Greece? 4.? Conclusion?

This book deals with the transnational activities and political agitation of a Nordic social movement that was created to fight the junta which seized power in a military coup in Greece in 1967.?

J?rvstad explores Nordic solidarity with Greece after the 1967 coup, linking it to antifascist memories from earlier conflicts. He reveals how historical remembrance shaped political activism. This original work offers valuable insights into Cold War debates. It made him an obvious choice for the 2024 Prize for Labor Movement History.?

Director for Center for Cold War Studies Thomas Wegener Friis, University of Southern Denmark?

This is a truly new contribution to our knowledge of a crucial period in European history when the Scandinavian countries took the lead fighting the Greek military regime. It analyses how this unfolded from street to the intergovernmental level tracing its roots back to the anti-fascist struggle of the 1930s.

Associate Professor Mogens Pelt, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

An important contribution to the history of transnational solidarity, public diplomacy and memory studies in 20th century Europe. J?rvstad succeeds in untangling a relevant and complicated story that reads like a political thriller.

Associate Professor Hugo Garc?a, Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain

This book deals with the transnational activities and political agitation of a Nordic social movement that was created to fight the junta, which seized power in a military coup in Greece in 1967. The main focus is on the anti-fascist aspects of the opposition movl+