"Civil Passions" approaches the Greek Civil War through 23+2 critical questions and answers, starting from what a civil war is and concluding 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 nation and devastated a country, wounding its collective memory and identity. The civil war remained for many years a source of tensions, divisions, and passions.

However, today we have the opportunity to rethink it in a calm and documented manner, not necessarily to determine who was right and who was wrong, and certainly not to reproduce the discord it generously distributed, but to discover the diverse aspects and dimensions of it as they emerge from dozens of recent studies.

The book serves as a contribution to our collective self-awareness, aiming to replace civil passions with depth, knowledge, and ultimately maturity.

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