"Civil Passions" approaches the Greek civil war through 23+2 critical questions and answers, starting from what a civil war is and ending with the role of ideology in it. In a concise manner and direct writing, Stathis Kalyvas and Nikos Marantzidis attempt a comprehensive interpretation of a complex and multifaceted event that divided a people and destroyed a country, wounding their collective memory and identity. The civil war remained for many years a source of tensions, discord, and passions. Today, however, we have the opportunity to rethink it in a calm and documented way, not necessarily to determine who was right and who was wrong, and certainly not to reproduce the discord it generously distributed, but to discover its diverse aspects and dimensions as they emerge from dozens of recent studies. The book is a contribution to our collective self-awareness, aiming to replace civil passions with depth, knowledge, and ultimately maturity.

"This enriched edition is the result of the response the book received. We have incorporated into it two additional questions from the many that arose during the presentations-discussions in which we had the opportunity to participate across the country. Specifically: How does the KKE remember the civil war and What was the role of ideology in the civil war."

St. Kalyvas and N. Marantzidis