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Cretan Music. Unraveling Ariadne’s thread
Cretan Music. Unraveling Ariadne's thread “Crete is an island where many people from different countries, cultures and religions have lived and have left their traces. So isn’t music in Crete today a product of all these mixtures and cultural elements?” In Cretan Music. Unraveling Ariadne's thread, published by Kerkyra Publications-economia Publishing in 2007, Dr. Hnaraki’s self-posed question is answered in the affirmative as the author takes the reader on a journey of discovery through the five steps – or five [...]
Magical Greece, by Andreas Smaragdis
Magical Greece “Wherever I go, Greece wounds me,” the Nobel-prize-winning poet George Seferis wrote. Andreas Smaragdis’ photos in the album Magical Greece, published by Kerkyra Publications-Economia Publishing in 2008 (2nd edition) serve as a balm to that wound, by preserving an image of a beloved landscape and offering a hint of what the photographer calls “the ecstasy of place.” This book, then, with the truly exceptional text by Eleni Gage, a New York-based journalist, author and instructor at Columbia University, is [...]
Vassilis Vassilikos: “The Wizard of Oz who could overcome all barriers”
Mikis Theodorakis. My posters Mikis Theodorakis. My posters, edited by Maria Adamantidis and published by Kerkyra Publications-economia Publishing in 2007, is the first-time ever publication of posters from the personal archive of renowned composer Mikis Theodorakis. A rare and delightful collection of posters from 1952 to the present, spanning more than half a century of concerts from Berlin to Bilbao and from St. Petersburg to St. Paul, as the composer and his orchestra journeyed throughout the modern world spreading the word, always both musical and [...]
Mikis Theodorakis: “We set thousands of fires ablaze everywhere we went”
Mikis Theodorakis. My posters Mikis Theodorakis. My posters, edited by Maria Adamantidis and published by Kerkyra Publications-economia Publishing in 2007, is the first-time ever publication of posters from the personal archive of renowned composer Mikis Theodorakis. A rare and delightful collection of posters from 1952 to the present, spanning more than half a century of concerts from Berlin to Bilbao and from St. Petersburg to St. Paul, as the composer and his orchestra journeyed throughout the modern world spreading the word, always both musical and [...]
Mikis Theodorakis. My posters – Introduction
Mikis Theodorakis. My posters Mikis Theodorakis. My posters, edited by Maria Adamantidis and published by Kerkyra Publications-economia Publishing in 2007, is the first-time ever publication of posters from the personal archive of renowned composer Mikis Theodorakis. A rare and delightful collection of posters from 1952 to the present, spanning more than half a century of concerts from Berlin to Bilbao and from St. Petersburg to St. Paul, as the composer and his orchestra journeyed throughout the modern world spreading the word, always both musical and [...]
Mikis Theodorakis. My posters – Preface
Mikis Theodorakis. My posters Mikis Theodorakis. My posters, edited by Maria Adamantidou and published by Kerkyra Publications-economia Publishing in 2007, is the first-time ever publication of posters from the personal archive of renowned composer Mikis Theodorakis. A rare and delightful collection of posters from 1952 to the present, spanning more than half a century of concerts from Berlin to Bilbao and from St. Petersburg to St. Paul, as the composer and his orchestra journeyed throughout the modern world spreading the [...]
Mikis Theodorakis. Finding Greece in his music: A “universal man” – Part 2
Mikis Theodorakis. Finding Greece in his music The book Mikis Theodorakis. Finding Greece in his music, by Angelique Mouyis and published by Kerkyra Publications-economia Publishing in 2010, interrogates the construction of modern Greek identity in Theodorakis’ music. After examining the composer’s musical and political life in connection with Greece’s modern history and culture, the author focuses on characteristic works of varying genres − from “Axion Esti” and “The Song of the Dead Brother to Lysistrata”– discussing Theodorakis’ unique re-interpretation of modern Greek identity through them, and concludes [...]
Mikis Theodorakis. Finding Greece in his music: A “universal man” – Part 1
Mikis Theodorakis. Finding Greece in his music The book Mikis Theodorakis. Finding Greece in his music, by Angelique Mouyis and published by Kerkyra Publications-economia Publishing in 2010, interrogates the construction of modern Greek identity in Theodorakis’ music. After examining the composer’s musical and political life in connection with Greece’s modern history and culture, the author focuses on characteristic works of varying genres − from “Axion Esti” and “The Song of the Dead Brother to Lysistrata”– discussing Theodorakis’ unique re-interpretation of modern Greek identity through them, and concludes [...]
Mikis Theodorakis. Finding Greece in his music: Modern Greek Identity – Part 2
Mikis Theodorakis. Finding Greece in his music The book Mikis Theodorakis. Finding Greece in his music, by Angelique Mouyis and published by Kerkyra Publications-economia Publishing in 2010, interrogates the construction of modern Greek identity in Theodorakis’ music. After examining the composer’s musical and political life in connection with Greece’s modern history and culture, the author focuses on characteristic works of varying genres − from “Axion Esti” and “The Song of the Dead Brother to Lysistrata”– discussing Theodorakis’ unique re-interpretation of modern Greek identity through them, and concludes [...]
Mikis Theodorakis. Finding Greece in his music: Modern Greek Identity – Part 1
Mikis Theodorakis. Finding Greece in his music The book Mikis Theodorakis. Finding Greece in his music, by Angelique Mouyis and published by Kerkyra Publications-economia Publishing in 2010, interrogates the construction of modern Greek identity in Theodorakis’ music. After examining the composer’s musical and political life in connection with Greece’s modern history and culture, the author focuses on characteristic works of varying genres − from "Axion Esti" and "The Song of the Dead Brother to Lysistrata"– discussing Theodorakis’ unique re-interpretation of [...]
Economic crisis and a challenge
Tourism and Crisis in Europe XIX-XXI centuries When covering the fascinating experience of tourism, the multi-faceted influence it exerts on economic life – but also on social structure – one should in no way gloss over the fact that tourist activities often clash with crises. Tourism and Crisis in Europe, XIX-XXI centuries: Historical, National, Business History Perspectives, published by Kerkyra Publications-economia Publishing in 2014, a collective work edited by Margarita Dritsa covers extensively this aspect. Economic crisis and a challenge Crises ranging from those of [...]
Tourism and post-War Greece
Tourism and Crisis in Europe XIX-XXI centuries When covering the fascinating experience of tourism, the multi-faceted influence it exerts on economic life – but also on social structure – one should in no way gloss over the fact that tourist activities often clash with crises. Tourism and Crisis in Europe, XIX-XXI centuries: Historical, National, Business History Perspectives, published by Kerkyra Publications-economia Publishing in 2014, a collective work edited by Margarita Dritsa covers extensively this aspect. Tourism and post-War Greece Margarita Dritsa, having covered the back-ground [...]
Tourism and crises in Greece
Tourism and Crisis in Europe XIX-XXI centuries When covering the fascinating experience of tourism, the multi-faceted influence it exerts on economic life – but also on social structure – one should in no way gloss over the fact that tourist activities often clash with crises. Tourism and Crisis in Europe, XIX-XXI centuries: Historical, National, Business History Perspectives, published by Kerkyra Publications-economia Publishing in 2014, a collective work edited by Margarita Dritsa covers extensively this aspect. Tourism and crises in Greece Greece, a tourist country par [...]
How does innovation result from crisis situations in tourism?
Tourism and Crisis in Europe XIX-XXI centuries When covering the fascinating experience of tourism, the multi-faceted influence it exerts on economic life – but also on social structure – one should in no way gloss over the fact that tourist activities often clash with crises. Tourism and Crisis in Europe, XIX-XXI centuries: Historical, National, Business History Perspectives, published by Kerkyra Publications-economia Publishing in 2014, a collective work edited by Margarita Dritsa covers extensively this aspect. How does innovation result from crisis situations in tourism? Crises [...]
Tourism & Crisis in Europe: Business strategies and crises in Tourism
Tourism and Crisis in Europe XIX-XXI centuries When covering the fascinating experience of tourism, the multi-faceted influence it exerts on economic life – but also on social structure – one should in no way gloss over the fact that tourist activities often clash with crises. Tourism and Crisis in Europe, XIX-XXI centuries: Historical, National, Business History Perspectives, published by Kerkyra Publications-economia Publishing in 2014, a collective work edited by Margarita Dritsa covers extensively this aspect. Business strategies and crises in [...]
A concluding remark on Greek shipping, by George Tsavliris
Winning Shipping Strategies: Theory and Evidence from Leading Shipowners The book Winning Shipping Strategies. Theory and Evidence from Leading Shipowners,by Paul Emmanuelides and George Tsavliris and published by Kerkyra Publications-economia Publishing in December 2019, develops a comprehensive framework of winning shipping strategies through the application of established Strategic Management theory to the analysis of the shipping industry, while taking into consideration the many specificities of this hypercompetitive, cyclical, global sector. Empirical evidence is drawn from case studies of leading firms from the thriving Greek shipping community. The synergistic [...]
Explaining the paradoxical Greek shipping “miracle”
Winning Shipping Strategies: Theory and Evidence from Leading Shipowners The book Winning Shipping Strategies. Theory and Evidence from Leading Shipowners,by Paul Emmanuelides and George Tsavliris and published by Kerkyra Publications-economia Publishing in December 2019, develops a comprehensive framework of winning shipping strategies through the application of established Strategic Management theory to the analysis of the shipping industry, while taking into consideration the many specificities of this hypercompetitive, cyclical, global sector. Empirical evidence is drawn from case studies of leading firms from the thriving Greek shipping community. The synergistic [...]
Winning Shipping Strategies: The Foreword
Winning Shipping Strategies: Theory and Evidence from Leading Shipowners The book Winning Shipping Strategies. Theory and Evidence from Leading Shipowners,by Paul Emmanuelides and George Tsavliris and published by Kerkyra Publications-economia Publishing in December 2019, develops a comprehensive framework of winning shipping strategies through the application of established Strategic Management theory to the analysis of the shipping industry, while taking into consideration the many specificities of this hypercompetitive, cyclical, global sector. Empirical evidence is drawn from case studies of leading firms from the thriving Greek shipping [...]
Winning Shipping Strategies: Theory and Evidence from Leading Shipowners
Winning Shipping Strategies: Theory and Evidence from Leading Shipowners The book Winning Shipping Strategies. Theory and Evidence from Leading Shipowners, by Paul Emmanuelides and George Tsavliris and published by Kerkyra Publications-economia Publishing in December 2019, develops a comprehensive framework of winning shipping strategies through the application of established Strategic Management theory to the analysis of the shipping industry, while taking into consideration the many specificities of this hypercompetitive, cyclical, global sector. Empirical evidence is drawn from case studies of leading firms [...]
Myths and truths about industry in Postwar Greece: Epilogue by Panayis Vourloumis
Myths and truths about industry in Postwar Greece: Epilogue by Panayis Vourloumis In the English-language short version of a book by academic-with-management-expertise Dr Lefteris Anastasakis, published by Kerkyra Publications-economia Publishing in 2023 – with the title Industrial innovation & transformation in Postwar Greece 1950-1973. Widespread myths and invisible truths –, a guided tour is suggested in the largely unexplored field of industrial innovation and transformation in post-WWII Greece taking the uphill trail to economic reconstruction. Anastasakis deliberately chooses to explore “widespread myths” and bring to [...]
Myths and truths about industry in Postwar Greece: Introduction by Y. Stournaras
Myths and truths about industry in Postwar Greece: Introduction by Y. Stournaras In the English-language short version of a book by academic-with-management-expertise Dr Lefteris Anastasakis, published by Kerkyra Publications-economia Publishing in 2023 – with the title Industrial innovation & transformation in Postwar Greece 1950-1973. Widespread myths and invisible truths –, a guided tour is suggested in the largely unexplored field of industrial innovation and transformation in post-WWII Greece taking the uphill trail to economic reconstruction. Anastasakis deliberately chooses to explore “widespread myths” and bring to [...]
Myths and truths about industry in Postwar Greece: Industry and training
Myths and truths about industry in Postwar Greece In the English-language short version of a book by academic-with-management-expertise Dr Lefteris Anastasakis, published by Kerkyra Publications-economia Publishing in 2023 – with the title Industrial innovation & transformation in Postwar Greece 1950-1973. Widespread myths and invisible truths –, a guided tour is suggested in the largely unexplored field of industrial innovation and transformation in post-WWII Greece taking the uphill trail to economic reconstruction. Anastasakis deliberately chooses to explore “widespread myths” and bring to the fore “invisible truths”. [...]
Myths and truths about industry in Postwar Greece: The contribution of Greek industry to society
Myths and truths about industry in Postwar Greece In the English-language short version of a book by academic-with-management-expertise Dr Lefteris Anastasakis, published by Kerkyra Publications-economia Publishing in 2023 – with the title Industrial innovation & transformation in Postwar Greece 1950-1973. Widespread myths and invisible truths –, a guided tour is suggested in the largely unexplored field of industrial innovation and transformation in post-WWII Greece taking the uphill trail to economic reconstruction. Anastasakis deliberately chooses to explore “widespread myths” and bring to the fore “invisible truths”. [...]
Marika Mitsotaki: Recipes of love – Part C
Marika Mitsotaki: Recipes of love This book is a gift –a gift I wanted to make to my mother. When the Greek version came out on November 29, 2011, the day of her 81st birthday, she was deeply moved and profoundly happy. She had had a difficult year spending months in hospital and rehabilitation. The “book of her recipes”, which in the end was to become also the book of her life, was actually designed to help her over those [...]
Marika Mitsotaki: Recipes of love – Part B’
Marika Mitsotaki: Recipes of love This book is a gift –a gift I wanted to make to my mother. When the Greek version came out on November 29, 2011, the day of her 81st birthday, she was deeply moved and profoundly happy. She had had a difficult year spending months in hospital and rehabilitation. The “book of her recipes”, which in the end was to become also the book of her life, was actually designed to help her over those [...]