History of the Greek Economic Catastrophe: A Case of Poverty, Neglect, Mismanagement, and Lost Opportunities

Course Instructor:  Dr. John Mazis is Professor of European History and Chair of the History Department of Hamline University.  A native of Greece, he earned a Ph.D. in Russian history from the University of Minnesota.  He has published a number of articles on Russian and Modern Greek History.

Course Information:  Wednesdays, April 3-May 8, 2013, 1:00-3:00 p.m., Terrence Murphy Hall, Room 260 (Thornton Auditorium), UST Minneapolis Campus

Course Description:  The recent economic crisis in Greece, while unprecedented in scope, was neither the first nor totally unexpected.  In this series of lectures we’ll see how Greece was in precarious financial condition from the time of its independence and what external and internal causes are responsible for today’s developments.

Registration fee for the series:  $80.00 per person

To register on-line with a credit card, click on this link: https://webapp.stthomas.edu/eventregistration/UST/register.jsp?eventcrn=A5786

To register by check or cash through the mail or in-person, click on this link for the registration form:  Spring 2013 Registration Form

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