{"product_id":"gifted-greek-the-enigma-of-andreas-papandreou-hardcover","title":"Gifted Greek: The Enigma of Andreas Papandreou - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMonteagle Stearns\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGifted Greek\u003c\/i\u003e is a reflection on twentieth-century Greek history and politics, as well as a character study of its first socialist prime minister, Andreas Papandreou. Monteagle Stearns witnessed the transformation of Papandreou from an affable American economist to a stormy, anti-American Greek, over Stearns's three diplomatic assignments to Athens, the last as a U.S. ambassador. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The unresolved dispute over how and by whom Greece should be governed parallels the equally unresolved issues between Papandreou and his estranged father, George. Andreas, who left Greece in 1940, became a naturalized American citizen and a twenty-year resident of the United States. In contrast, George was thoroughly Greek: a flamboyant, republican-leaning politician, a one-time prime minister, and a perennial leader of Greece's Liberal Party. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Stearns arrived in Athens as a diplomat in early 1958, in the thick of Greece's political turmoil. Over the next five years, he came to know first George Papandreou and then his son, Andreas. As neighbors in suburban Athens, as fellow Americans, and as like-minded critics of the problems still afflicting postwar Greece, Stearns and Andreas quickly established a warm friendship. Over the decades, however, that friendship was tested and frayed. \u003ci\u003eGifted Greek\u003c\/i\u003e is a reflection on the Cold War era, on its impact on Greece, and on Andreas himself--whose dual nature had long fascinated the author and led to this account of their curiously entwined professional and personal lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonteagle Stearns \u003c\/b\u003e(1924-2016) was an American diplomat and a U.S. ambassador to Greece. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eEntangled Allies: U.S. Policy toward Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTalking to Strangers: American Diplomacy at Home and Abroad\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.2 x 7.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759908159776,"sku":"9781640123298","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e927f858a254fc835ff71d2bef8bd07a.webp?v=1780165710","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/gifted-greek-the-enigma-of-andreas-papandreou-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}