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 optimism. 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.
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