Adults in the room : my battle with Europe's deep establishment / Yanis Varoufakis.

Author
Varoufakis, Yanis [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • London : The Bodley Head, 2017.
  • ©2017
Description
viii, 550 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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    Varoufakis sparked one of the most spectacular and controversial battles in recent political history when, as finance minister of Greece, he attempted to re-negotiate his country's relationship with the EU. Despite the mass support of the Greek people and the simple logic of his arguments, he succeeded only in provoking the fury of Europe's political, financial and media elite. But the true story of what happened is almost entirely unknown - not least because so much of the EU's real business takes place behind closed doors. In this fearless account, Varoufakis reveals all: an extraordinary tale of brinkmanship, hypocrisy, collusion and betrayal that will shake the deep establishment to its foundations.As is now clear, the same policies that required the tragic and brutal suppression of Greece's democratic uprising have led directly to authoritarianism, populist revolt and instability throughout the Western world.Adults In The Room is an urgent wake-up call to renew European democracy before it is too late.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 499-538) and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction
    • Bailoutistan
    • They bend their tongues like their bows
    • Treading water
    • Raging against the dying of the light
    • It begins
    • Auspicious February
    • The frenzy before the storm
    • A moment to savour, darkly
    • Unmasked
    • Whittling our spring
    • Merkel's spell
    • The right stuff, foiled
    • The cruellest month
    • Countdown to perdition
    • Adults in the room
    • Lions led by donkeys
    • Epilogue.
    ISBN
    • 9781847924452 ((hardback))
    • 184792445X ((hardback))
    • 9781847924469 ((Trade paperback))
    • 1847924468 ((Trade paperback))
    LCCN
    2017381621
    OCLC
    988033316
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