{"product_id":"under-the-eagles-claw-exceptionalism-in-postwar-u-s-greek-relations-hardcover","title":"Under the Eagle's Claw: Exceptionalism in Postwar U.S. - Greek Relations - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJon V. Kofas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eUnknown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe record shows that the United States often acts as if it has license to disregard the sovereign rights of other peoples and nations. Kofas argues the United States has used Greece as a means of satisfying its own interests for the past half-century, and that Greece has suffered mightily at the hands of its protector. The United States has deemed this strategically situated nation too important to its own geopolitical ambitions to allow it to realize the democratic freedoms so often espoused. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause of U.S. pressure, Greeks have been subjected to authoritarian regimes and have carried huge military budgets that have significantly weakened social programs. Kofas shows that Greece's own domestic and international interests were consistently subordinated to America's.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJON V. KOFAS is Professor of History at Indiana University Kokomo. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sword of Damocles: U.S. Financial Hegemony in Colombia and Chile, 1950-1970\u003c\/i\u003e (Praeger, 2002).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.24 x 9.54 x 6.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 30, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43154911592511,"sku":"9780275976231","price":144.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/jJDYwp2Ea49780275976231.webp?v=1776960524","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/under-the-eagles-claw-exceptionalism-in-postwar-u-s-greek-relations-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}