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Reviews 287 Enlightenment and Revolution as corrosive of society and of religion. For example, Athanásios Parios, a religious leader and teacher in Greece, wrote die Patrikt Didaskalia (Fatherly Teaching), in which he exhorted the population to remain loyal to "die mighty realm of the Ottomans." In his HristianikÃ- Apologia (Christian Apology), Parios thundered: "man is neidier born nor is he free," an obvious answer to Rousseau. But the Greeks listened to the more radical elements that favored immediate revolution. Kitromilides's prose is systematic, analytical, and Ãœiought provoking. It clearly delineates die crosscurrents of influence stemming from the French Revolution and creating a revolutionary spirit that engulfed the whole of souuieastern Europe. He points out tiiat the various revolutions were to a large extent pan-Balkan in their scope and their effect. This book is definitely a must reading for die professional historian, but also for any cultivated reader who wants to understand the processes by which the French Revolution and its underlying principles inspired the Greeks and later the other nationalities of southeastern Europe to seek their independence. Loukis Theocharides County College of Morris Konstantinos D. Kerameus and Phaedon J. Kozyris, editors, Introduction to Greek Law, Second Revised Edition. Deventer: Kluwer/Sakkoulas. 1993. Pp. i + 448. $90.00. This compilation includes eighteen introductory reviews, in English, of the principal areas of Greek law by twelve well-known law professors and lawyers. The first edition was greeted witii considerable acclaim upon its publication in 1987. Professor Rudolf B. Schlesinger, a leading autiiority on comparative law at Cornell, noted: "The literature on comparative law has been distinctly enriched by this book, the first coherent presentation of the Greek legal system written in English or, for that matter, in any language otiier than Greek.... It familiarizes die reader with the history, methods and sources as well as much of the substance of that country's law." He concluded that ". . . this well-organized presentation of one of the most modern and most sophisticated civil-law systems will prove to be of great value both to academic comparativists and to international practitioners who have to deal with live problems arising under Greek law" (American Journal of International Law 37 [1989] :825). Similar comments were made by Soteris Dedes (Armenopoulos 11 [1989]: 1176), Bruce Zagorias (The International Lawyer 24 [1990]:959), Professor Christopher L. Blakesley (American Journal of Comparative Law 39 [1991] :446), and Anastasia Strati (International and Comparative Law (Quarterly 40 [1991] :518). The primary improvement of the Second Edition of 1993 is enrichment. The book is not only updated; fuller coverage is provided, including numerous 288 Reviews references to statutes and cases. Overall, a broad range of substantive and procedural law is covered with helpful references to other legal systems. More specifically: In Chapter 1, "Historical Development," Athanasios N. Yiannopoulos, Professor of Comparative Law at Tulane University, traces the development of Greek law. He distinguishes five periods corresponding to Ancient Greece, the Hellenistic period, Byzantium, the post-Byzantine period up to 1821, and the State of Greece. This comprehensive and enlightening account of the evolution of Greek legal thought over 3000 years is of general interest and inspires parallels to the more familiar works of the philosophers. In Chapter 2, "Sources and Materials," Anastasia Grammaticaki-Alexiou, Assistant Professor of Comparative Law at the University of Thessaloniki, describes the nature and extent of the sources of law (legislation, custom, judicial decisions, works of legal scholars) and of legal materials (statutory law and legal periodicals). Publications in other languages are also reviewed. The rich legal bibliography in Greek contrasts sharply with the poverty of writings on Greek law in other languages. In Chapter 3, "Constitutional and Administrative Law," Pródromos D. Dagtoglou, Professor of Law at Athens University, presents the fundamentals of public law, including the organization and distribution of governmental powers, the main organs of the state (parliament, the presidency, and the government), and general principles of administrative law and public corporations, as well as the administrative and judicial review of state actions. The protection of human civil rights is also covered. Dagtoglou's pithy and insightful observations are a benefit to all those interested in the structure and workings of Greek government...

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