Greece

  • The Politics of Pleasure in Classical Athens

    James Davidson’s “Courtesans and Fishcakes” explores Athenian social life through a lens of consumption, emphasizing class relations and material production. By focusing on food, sex, and political discourse, Davidson reveals how pleasures are intertwined with labor exploitation in a slave-based economy, prompting a Marxist critique of cultural practices and underlying socio-economic frameworks.

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  • Nicos Poulantzas: A Marxist Theory of the State

    Nicos Poulantzas was a Greek Marxist theorist whose work focused on the state, political power, and class structure. Influenced by various intellectual traditions, he developed a structuralist theory of the capitalist state, later evolving to a strategic-relational approach. Poulantzas engaged with politics through Eurocommunism, leaving a lasting impact on Marxist political theory before his untimely…

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  • The KKE: A Historical Overview of Greece’s Resilient Communist Party

    The Communist Party of Greece (KKE), founded in 1918, embodies a resilient history of Marxist-Leninist struggle against imperialism and bourgeois oppression. Active in various pivotal moments, such as WWII and the Greek Civil War, it remains a vital force in advocating for revolutionary socialism amidst contemporary neoliberal challenges, maintaining its ideological integrity.

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