The Classical Debt

Greek Antiquity in an Era of Austerity

Business & Finance, Economics, Economic Conditions, Nonfiction, History, Ancient History, Greece, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
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Author: Johanna Hanink ISBN: 9780674978300
Publisher: Harvard University Press Publication: May 22, 2017
Imprint: Harvard University Press Language: English
Author: Johanna Hanink
ISBN: 9780674978300
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication: May 22, 2017
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Language: English

“Greek debt” means one thing to the country’s creditors. But for millions who prize culture over capital, it means the symbolic debt we owe Greece for democracy, philosophy, mathematics, and fine art. Johanna Hanink shows that our idealized image of ancient Greece dangerously shapes our view of the country’s economic hardship and refugee crisis.

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“Greek debt” means one thing to the country’s creditors. But for millions who prize culture over capital, it means the symbolic debt we owe Greece for democracy, philosophy, mathematics, and fine art. Johanna Hanink shows that our idealized image of ancient Greece dangerously shapes our view of the country’s economic hardship and refugee crisis.

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