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European Review of History: Revue européenne d'histoire Volume 24, 2017 - Issue 3: Multiple Connections in European Cooperation: International Organizations, Policy Ideas, Practices and Transfers 1967–1992/Les connexions multiples de la coopération européenne: Organisations internationales, politiques, pratiques et échanges, 1967-1992
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Facing the Greek junta: the European Community, the Council of Europe and the rise of human-rights politics in Europe

Víctor Fernández SorianoCentre de recherches Mondes modernes et contemporains, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 358-376 | Received 19 Mar 2016, Accepted 11 Jan 2017, Published online: 13 Jun 2017

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