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You Can Kill Each Other After I Leave: Refugees, Fascism and Bloodshed in Greece
Patrick Strickland, Melville House, £25
THIS is a deeply disturbing book about the far right and its manipulation of xenophobia, challenges that are all too prevalent in the contemporary context.
Greece has a long history of far-right violence, dating back to the Nazi occupation and the civil war that followed. While recognising the significance of these roots, though, this book focuses on more recent times, in the 21st century.
The author came to Greece as a journalist in 2015, when the country was still devastated by the effects of austerity policies, triggered by the economic crisis of 2008. This economic chaos gave many opportunities for the far-right “Golden Dawn” party to exploit, already, even before his arrival.
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