International Confernce of Economic and Social History

Economic and social history have given great impetus in the Greek historical studies during the 1970s and 1980s and have contributed to the renewal of thematic, research and methodology that has built on heated discussions and has resulted in an upsurge of production of studies. Although a remarkable production of scholarly research on a Greek and international level has continued during the 1990s and to the present day, the academic dialogue among scholars on Greek economic and social history has not been systematic and the interrelations between empirical research and theory has weakened. The Greek paradigm, despite the different and isolated attempts, has not been explored in its totality and has not been integrated in the international academic dialogue.

In order to overcome this situation, a group of historians, economists and social scientists, that publishes in the internet the Electronic Bulletin of Economic History (Hlektroniko Deltio Oikonomikis Istorias) with the acronym HDOISTO (www.hdoisto.gr), and organizes since September 2005, a biweekly Open Seminar of Economic and Social History, has decided to put together the first International Conference of Economic and Social History. The aim is to give the opportunity to Greek scholars and their colleagues abroad to participate in the exchange of ideas in economic and social history among historians, economists and researchers from different fields.

http://www.hdoisto.gr/synedrio/index.asp?l=1

The 5th Bicycle Ride of Rethymno

The bicycle ride of Rethymno will be held on Sunday 7 of December at 11.00 a.m. The start will be at the end of seaside road (Pearl Hotel). More information at:

http://www.aera.gr/gr/content/view/3434/10255/

Events for Nikos Kazantzakis in Rethymno

A speech about Kazantzakis and Prevelakis, will take place in Rethymno, in the framework of the 20th anniversary of the Internationa Society of Nikos Kazantzakis Friends, will take place in Rethymno, on Friday 12 December, at 19.00 at the hall of Commercial Chamber of Rethymno.
More information at
http://www.amis-kazantzakis.blogspot.com/
and
http://www.kazantzakis-museum.gr/index.php?level=0&id=623&lang=en
Two lectures about Nikos Kazantzakis work will also take place in the framework of the cooperation of Municipality of Rethymno, University of Crete and Volunteers Network of Rethymno on 19 of January and 18 of February 2008. More information about the lectures at
http://www.goodnet.gr/index.php?id=10,19580,1,0,1,0