To the Regime of Ioannis Metaxas 1936-1941

The political character of the Ioannis Metaxas regime, its sources of inspiration, intentions, and authoritarian practices are the focus of this comprehensive study. Did Greece ever truly experience fascism in the classical, interwar, and historical sense of the term? This book seeks to answer these fundamental questions.

The Metaxas regime's overtly fascist external symbols (e.g., the raised palm salute, the double Minoan axe, etc.) and its fascist-leaning structural elements (such as corporatism and the "Spartan ideal" of the National Youth Organisation) have overshadowed the deeply conservative nature of the Metaxas system.

The study of the Ioannis Metaxas regime inevitably leads to the issue of the fascist phenomenon. This book aims to provide a comprehensive response to these critical queries. While the regime's fascist-like trappings are well-known, the underlying conservative character of the Metaxas dictatorship has often been overlooked.

What was the constitutional character of the Ioannis Metaxas regime? What were the sources of inspiration, intentions, and authoritarian practices of this system? Did Greece ever truly experience fascism (in the classical, interwar, and historically contextualized sense of the term)? The present work seeks to address these fundamental questions.

The fascist-like external symbols (such as the raised palm salute and the double Minoan axe) and the fascist-leaning structural elements (like corporatism and the "Spartan ideal" of the National Youth Organisation) have overshadowed the deeply conservative nature of the Metaxas regime. The study of the Ioannis Metaxas regime inevitably leads to the issue of the fascist phenomenon, and this book aims to provide a comprehensive response to these critical queries.

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