Trials of Irish HistoryA Pacifist's Life and Death
Awards
Jean Monnet Fellowship Irish Research Council European Science Foundation Marie Curie Fellowship
Evi Gkotzaridis is a historian whose work focuses on 20th century
Irish and
Greek history.[1] Her critically acclaimed[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] book Trials of Irish History gave the first detailed analysis of the
revisionist debate in Ireland.[1] She has also authored a book called A Pacifist's Life and Death, the first historical biography detailing the life, time and achievements of Grigorios Lambrakis. Lambrakis was an athletic champion, doctor and politician.[10][11]
Reviews
Scholarly reviews of Trials of Irish History were positive overall with occasional criticism of her writing style.[2] Matthew Kelly described her book as "underpinned by a remarkable historical intelligence".[2] Bill Kissane of the
London School of Economics said the book "defends the
revisionists".[3] Brian Girvin of the
University of Glasgow wrote that it was a "stimulating book on the Irish revisionist debate."[4] David Fitzpatrick of
Trinity College in
Dublin described it as "quirky" but was "an exceptionally lively, generous, intelligent, wide-ranging and well-informed tribute to a much maligned but formidable lineage of historians."[5] Martyn Powell described it as "anti-nationalistic" in tone.[9]
Books
● Η Ζωή και ο Θάνατος του Γρηγόρη Λαμπράκη. Ένας Ειρηνιστής στη Δίνη του Εμφύλιου Διχασμού από την Εύη Γκοτζαρίδη, ΚΨΜ (εκδόσεις), 2023
● A Pacifist's Life and Death: Grigorios Lambrakis and Greece in the Long Shadow of Civil War by Evi Gkotzaridis, Cambridge Scholars Publishing (publisher),2016
● Trials of Irish History: Genesis and Evolution of a Reappraisal 1938—2000 by Evi Gkotzaridis, Routledge (publisher), 2006
Articles
“Irish Revisionism and Postmodernism,” (Le révisionnisme irlandais et le postmodernisme) ETUDES IRLANDAISES, No.26:1, Spring 2001, pp. 131–57. DOI : 10.3406/irlan.2001.1561
“Irish Revisionism and Continental Theory. An Insight into an Intellectual Kinship,”(Révisionnisme irlandais et théorie continentale. Un aperçu d'une parenté intellectuelle) THE IRISH REVIEW, Vol. 27, No. 1, Summer 2001, pp. 121–139.
doi:
10.2307/29736025
“Revisionist Historians and the Modern Irish State: the Conflict between the Advisory Committee and the Bureau of Military History. 1946-1966,” (Les historiens révisionnistes et l'État irlandais moderne: le conflit entre le comité consultatif et le bureau d'histoire militaire. 1946–1966) IRISH HISTORICAL STUDIES, Vol.35, No.137, May 2006, pp. 99–116. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021121400004661
“Revisionism in the 20th century: Bankruptcy of a Concept and Permanence of a Practice?” (Le révisionnisme au XXe siècle : faillite d'un concept et permanence d'une pratique?) THE EUROPEAN LEGACY, Vol. 13, No. 6, October 2008, pp. 725–741. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10848770802358112
“What is Behind the Concept: Fragmentation and Internal Critique in the Revisionist Debates of Greece and Ireland,” (Ce qui se cache derrière le concept : fragmentation et critique interne dans les débats révisionnistes en Grèce et en Irlande) RICERCHE STORICHE, A. XLI No.1, Jan-April 2011, pp. 87–110. http://digital.casalini.it/10.1400/169087
“Who Will Help Me to Get Rid of this Man? Grigorios Lambrakis and the Non-Aligned Peace Movement in Post-Civil War Greece: 1961-1964,” (Qui m'aidera à me débarrasser de cet homme? Grigoris Lambrakis et le mouvement pacifiste non-aligné dans la Grèce de l'après-guerre civile : 1961–19640) JOURNAL OF MODERN GREEK STUDIES, Vol. 30, No. 2, October 2012, pp. 299–338.
doi:
10.1353/mgs.2012.0020“
‘Who Really Rules this Country': Collusion between State and Deep State in Post- Civil War Greece and the Murder of Independent MP Grigorios Lambrakis. 1958-1963,” (‘Qui dirige vraiment ce pays !’ : Collusion entre l'État officiel et l'État profond dans la Grèce de l’après-guerre civile et le meurtre du député indépendant Grigoris Lambrakis. 1958–1963) Vol. 28, No. 4, December 2017, pp. 646–673, DIPLOMACY AND STATECRAFT. DOI : 10.1080/09592296.2017.1386458
“The 1940’s and their Afterlives. Resistance, Collaboration and the Enduring Problem of Communism,” (Les années 1940 et leurs lendemains. Résistance, collaboration et le problème persistant du communisme) in Balkan Legacies: The Long Shadow of Conflict and Ideological Experiment in Southeastern Europe, edited by Balazs Apor (TCD) & John Paul Newman (NUIM), PURDUE UNIVERSITY PRESS. Publication : 15 June 2021. http://www.thepress.purdue.edu/titles/format/9781612496405
“Modern Irish Historiography, Politics, and Ireland’s Colonial Status,” (L'historiographie irlandaise moderne, la politique et le statut colonial de l'Irlande) in Ireland and Ukraine. Essays in Comparative History and Politics, edited by Stephen Velychenko, Joseph Ruane, & Ludmilla Hrynevych, IBIDEM/COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS. Publication: 2022. https://cup.columbia.edu/book/ireland-and-ukraine/9783838216652
^
abDavid Fitzpatrick of Trinity College (Dublin) (2008).
"(review of:) Trials of Irish history: genesis and evolution of a reappraisal, 1938–2000". History Ireland. Archived from
the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011. Though decidedly quirky in its approach and interpretations, this book is an exceptionally lively, generous, intelligent, wide-ranging and well-informed tribute to a much maligned but formidable lineage of historians. By making Irish revisionism interesting, it does what I had thought impossible. One awaits with interest the response of the post-revisionists whom Gkotzaridis has so deftly wrong-footed.
^Alan O'Day (April 2008). "Reviewed work(s): Trials of Irish History: Genesis and Evolution of a Reappraisal, 1938–2000. (Routledge Studies in Modern European History, number 7.) by Evi Gkotzaridis". The American Historical Review. 113: 588.
doi:
10.1086/ahr.113.2.588.
^Brian Girvin (2007).
"Beyond Revisionism? Some Recent Contributions to the Study of Modern Ireland". The English Historical Review. Archived from
the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2011. Stewart cited in Evi Gkotzaridis, Trials of Irish History: Genesis and Evolution of a Reappraisal, 1938–2000 (London: Routledge, 2006), p. 150, which also contained the most detailed review of the issues involved in the controversy. ... Oxford Journals; Humanities; VolumeCXXIV, Issue506; Pp. 94–107
^Ian McBride (2007). "Reviewed work(s): Trials of Irish History: Genesis and Evolution of a Reappraisal 1938–2000 by Evi Gkotzaridis". Field Day Review. 3: 205–213.
JSTOR30078850.
^
abMartyn Powell (30 December 2008). "Eighteenth Century". Annual Bulletin of Historical Literature. 92: 78–99.
doi:
10.1111/j.1467-8314.2008.00220.x. (see page 87) Those interested in Irish historiography should note the publication of Evi Gkotzaridis, Trials of Irish History: Genesis and Evolution of a Reappraisal (Routledge, £80), an immensely stimulating book which is, in general, anti-nationalistic in its tone.
^Gkotzaridis, Evi (Oct 2012) "Who Will Help Me to Get Rid of this Man? Grigorios Lambrakis and the Non-Aligned Peace Movement in Post-Civil War : 1961-1964," JOURNAL OF MODERN GREEK STUDIES, 30(2): 299-338
https://doi.org/10.1353/mgs.2012.0020
^Gkotzaridis, Evi (Dec 2017) "Who Really Rules this Country!' Collusion between State and Deep State in post-Civil War Greece and the Murder of Independent MP Grigorios Lambrakis. 1958-1963," DIPLOMACY & STATECRAFT, 28(4): 646-673.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09592296.2017.1386458
Trials of Irish HistoryA Pacifist's Life and Death
Awards
Jean Monnet Fellowship Irish Research Council European Science Foundation Marie Curie Fellowship
Evi Gkotzaridis is a historian whose work focuses on 20th century
Irish and
Greek history.[1] Her critically acclaimed[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] book Trials of Irish History gave the first detailed analysis of the
revisionist debate in Ireland.[1] She has also authored a book called A Pacifist's Life and Death, the first historical biography detailing the life, time and achievements of Grigorios Lambrakis. Lambrakis was an athletic champion, doctor and politician.[10][11]
Reviews
Scholarly reviews of Trials of Irish History were positive overall with occasional criticism of her writing style.[2] Matthew Kelly described her book as "underpinned by a remarkable historical intelligence".[2] Bill Kissane of the
London School of Economics said the book "defends the
revisionists".[3] Brian Girvin of the
University of Glasgow wrote that it was a "stimulating book on the Irish revisionist debate."[4] David Fitzpatrick of
Trinity College in
Dublin described it as "quirky" but was "an exceptionally lively, generous, intelligent, wide-ranging and well-informed tribute to a much maligned but formidable lineage of historians."[5] Martyn Powell described it as "anti-nationalistic" in tone.[9]
Books
● Η Ζωή και ο Θάνατος του Γρηγόρη Λαμπράκη. Ένας Ειρηνιστής στη Δίνη του Εμφύλιου Διχασμού από την Εύη Γκοτζαρίδη, ΚΨΜ (εκδόσεις), 2023
● A Pacifist's Life and Death: Grigorios Lambrakis and Greece in the Long Shadow of Civil War by Evi Gkotzaridis, Cambridge Scholars Publishing (publisher),2016
● Trials of Irish History: Genesis and Evolution of a Reappraisal 1938—2000 by Evi Gkotzaridis, Routledge (publisher), 2006
Articles
“Irish Revisionism and Postmodernism,” (Le révisionnisme irlandais et le postmodernisme) ETUDES IRLANDAISES, No.26:1, Spring 2001, pp. 131–57. DOI : 10.3406/irlan.2001.1561
“Irish Revisionism and Continental Theory. An Insight into an Intellectual Kinship,”(Révisionnisme irlandais et théorie continentale. Un aperçu d'une parenté intellectuelle) THE IRISH REVIEW, Vol. 27, No. 1, Summer 2001, pp. 121–139.
doi:
10.2307/29736025
“Revisionist Historians and the Modern Irish State: the Conflict between the Advisory Committee and the Bureau of Military History. 1946-1966,” (Les historiens révisionnistes et l'État irlandais moderne: le conflit entre le comité consultatif et le bureau d'histoire militaire. 1946–1966) IRISH HISTORICAL STUDIES, Vol.35, No.137, May 2006, pp. 99–116. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021121400004661
“Revisionism in the 20th century: Bankruptcy of a Concept and Permanence of a Practice?” (Le révisionnisme au XXe siècle : faillite d'un concept et permanence d'une pratique?) THE EUROPEAN LEGACY, Vol. 13, No. 6, October 2008, pp. 725–741. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10848770802358112
“What is Behind the Concept: Fragmentation and Internal Critique in the Revisionist Debates of Greece and Ireland,” (Ce qui se cache derrière le concept : fragmentation et critique interne dans les débats révisionnistes en Grèce et en Irlande) RICERCHE STORICHE, A. XLI No.1, Jan-April 2011, pp. 87–110. http://digital.casalini.it/10.1400/169087
“Who Will Help Me to Get Rid of this Man? Grigorios Lambrakis and the Non-Aligned Peace Movement in Post-Civil War Greece: 1961-1964,” (Qui m'aidera à me débarrasser de cet homme? Grigoris Lambrakis et le mouvement pacifiste non-aligné dans la Grèce de l'après-guerre civile : 1961–19640) JOURNAL OF MODERN GREEK STUDIES, Vol. 30, No. 2, October 2012, pp. 299–338.
doi:
10.1353/mgs.2012.0020“
‘Who Really Rules this Country': Collusion between State and Deep State in Post- Civil War Greece and the Murder of Independent MP Grigorios Lambrakis. 1958-1963,” (‘Qui dirige vraiment ce pays !’ : Collusion entre l'État officiel et l'État profond dans la Grèce de l’après-guerre civile et le meurtre du député indépendant Grigoris Lambrakis. 1958–1963) Vol. 28, No. 4, December 2017, pp. 646–673, DIPLOMACY AND STATECRAFT. DOI : 10.1080/09592296.2017.1386458
“The 1940’s and their Afterlives. Resistance, Collaboration and the Enduring Problem of Communism,” (Les années 1940 et leurs lendemains. Résistance, collaboration et le problème persistant du communisme) in Balkan Legacies: The Long Shadow of Conflict and Ideological Experiment in Southeastern Europe, edited by Balazs Apor (TCD) & John Paul Newman (NUIM), PURDUE UNIVERSITY PRESS. Publication : 15 June 2021. http://www.thepress.purdue.edu/titles/format/9781612496405
“Modern Irish Historiography, Politics, and Ireland’s Colonial Status,” (L'historiographie irlandaise moderne, la politique et le statut colonial de l'Irlande) in Ireland and Ukraine. Essays in Comparative History and Politics, edited by Stephen Velychenko, Joseph Ruane, & Ludmilla Hrynevych, IBIDEM/COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS. Publication: 2022. https://cup.columbia.edu/book/ireland-and-ukraine/9783838216652
^
abDavid Fitzpatrick of Trinity College (Dublin) (2008).
"(review of:) Trials of Irish history: genesis and evolution of a reappraisal, 1938–2000". History Ireland. Archived from
the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011. Though decidedly quirky in its approach and interpretations, this book is an exceptionally lively, generous, intelligent, wide-ranging and well-informed tribute to a much maligned but formidable lineage of historians. By making Irish revisionism interesting, it does what I had thought impossible. One awaits with interest the response of the post-revisionists whom Gkotzaridis has so deftly wrong-footed.
^Alan O'Day (April 2008). "Reviewed work(s): Trials of Irish History: Genesis and Evolution of a Reappraisal, 1938–2000. (Routledge Studies in Modern European History, number 7.) by Evi Gkotzaridis". The American Historical Review. 113: 588.
doi:
10.1086/ahr.113.2.588.
^Brian Girvin (2007).
"Beyond Revisionism? Some Recent Contributions to the Study of Modern Ireland". The English Historical Review. Archived from
the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2011. Stewart cited in Evi Gkotzaridis, Trials of Irish History: Genesis and Evolution of a Reappraisal, 1938–2000 (London: Routledge, 2006), p. 150, which also contained the most detailed review of the issues involved in the controversy. ... Oxford Journals; Humanities; VolumeCXXIV, Issue506; Pp. 94–107
^Ian McBride (2007). "Reviewed work(s): Trials of Irish History: Genesis and Evolution of a Reappraisal 1938–2000 by Evi Gkotzaridis". Field Day Review. 3: 205–213.
JSTOR30078850.
^
abMartyn Powell (30 December 2008). "Eighteenth Century". Annual Bulletin of Historical Literature. 92: 78–99.
doi:
10.1111/j.1467-8314.2008.00220.x. (see page 87) Those interested in Irish historiography should note the publication of Evi Gkotzaridis, Trials of Irish History: Genesis and Evolution of a Reappraisal (Routledge, £80), an immensely stimulating book which is, in general, anti-nationalistic in its tone.
^Gkotzaridis, Evi (Oct 2012) "Who Will Help Me to Get Rid of this Man? Grigorios Lambrakis and the Non-Aligned Peace Movement in Post-Civil War : 1961-1964," JOURNAL OF MODERN GREEK STUDIES, 30(2): 299-338
https://doi.org/10.1353/mgs.2012.0020
^Gkotzaridis, Evi (Dec 2017) "Who Really Rules this Country!' Collusion between State and Deep State in post-Civil War Greece and the Murder of Independent MP Grigorios Lambrakis. 1958-1963," DIPLOMACY & STATECRAFT, 28(4): 646-673.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09592296.2017.1386458
