{"product_id":"9781583676257-syriza-wave-surging-and-crashing-with-the-greek-left","title":"Sheehan Helena - Syriza Wave Surging And Crashing With The Greek Left - Paperback","description":"Binding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: Utterly corrupt corporate and government elites bankrupted Greece twice over. First by profligate deficit spending benefitting only themselves; second by agreeing to an IMF bailout of the Greek economy devastating ordinary Greek citizens who were already enduring government - induced poverty unemployment and hunger. Finally in response to dire austerity measures the people of Greece stood up forming from their own historic roots of resistance Syriza the Coalition of the Radical Left. For those who caught the Syriza wave there was writes Helena Sheehan a minute of precarious hope. A seasoned activist and participant - observer Helena Sheehan adroitly places us at the center of the whirlwind beginnings of Syriza its jubilant victory at the polls and finally at Syriza's surrender to the very austerity measures it once vowed to annihilate. Along the way she takes time to meet many Greeks in tavernas on the street and in government offices engage in debates and compare Greece to her own economically blighted country Ireland. Beginning as a strong Syriza supporter Sheehan sees Syriza transformed from a horizon of hope to a vortex of despair. But out of the dust of defeat she draws questions radiating hope. Just how did what was possibly the most intelligent effective instrument of the Greek left self - destruct? And what are the consequences for the Greek people for the international left for all of us driven to work for a better world? The Syriza Wave is a page - turning blend of political reportage personal reflection and astute analysis.\"\u003cbr\u003e\nTitle: Syriza Wave Surging And Crashing With The Greek Left\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor(s): Sheehan Helena\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Monthly Review Press U. S.\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9781583676257\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 272 Pages\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 1\/23\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\nCategory: Political Parties","brand":"Sheehan Helena","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49620688175409,"sku":"IN-G-9781583676257","price":30.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/6759\/9594\/files\/9781583676257.jpg?v=1724695511","url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9781583676257-syriza-wave-surging-and-crashing-with-the-greek-left","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}