The Rise of Golden Dawn: The New Face of the Far Right in Greece

South European Society and Politics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 543-565

  Ellinas, Antonis A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Anti system; Economic Crisis; Far Right; Golden Dawn; Greece; Immigration; Michaloliakos; National Socialism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893851538     PISSN: 13608746     EISSN: 17439612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13608746.2013.782838     Document Type: Article

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