{"product_id":"the-salonika-bay-murder-cold-war-politics-and-the-polk-affair-0691055653","title":"The Salonika Bay Murder: Cold War Politics and the Polk Affair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0691055653\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keeley, Edmund\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdmund Keeley makes a penetrating inquiry into the injustices of the \"Polk affair\"--the sensational murder of the zealous American journalist George Polk during the Greek Civil War, and the subsequent trial of a scapegoat in whitewashed proceedings that involved not only Greek, American, and British government officials but also a committee of distinguished American journalists and their representatives in Greece. Keeley's account shows how Cold War politics and Greek civil conflict led to the torture, forced confession, and conviction of a Salonika journalist. \"[A] masterly reexamination of the affair. . . . Keeley has done remarkable work in bringing to light a great deal that was not previously known.\" --C. M. Woodhouse, The New York Review of Books \" . . . a compelling work of detection and analysis. . . . a readable and provocative work.\" --Herbert Mitgang, The New York Times \" . . . painstaking research, coupled with an admirable intellectual rigor, has produced a work that is a model of clarity and honesty.\"--Phillip Knightley, The Washington Post Book World\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51894840525088,"sku":"NEW0691055653","price":55.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/A1eUzY5VK_L.jpg?v=1782026443","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-salonika-bay-murder-cold-war-politics-and-the-polk-affair-0691055653","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}