Militant around the clock?
Subtitle: left-wing youth politics, leisure, and sexuality in post-dictatorship Greece, 1974-1981
By: by Nikolaos Papadogiannis
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York; Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 329
ISBN-13: 9781782386445; 9781782386452
Subjects: Youth; Political activity; History; New Left; Political activists; Social conditions; Sexual behavior; Leisure; Political culture; Social change; Politics and government
Description: "During the 1970s left-wing youth militancy in Greece intensified, especially after the collapse of the military dictatorship in 1974. This book is the first study of the impact of that political activism on the leisure pursuits and sexual behavior of Greek youth, analyzing the cultural politics of left-wing organizations alongside the actual practices of their members. Through an examination of Maoists, socialists, Eurocommunists, and pro-Soviet groups, it demonstrates that left-wing youth in Greece collaborated closely with comrades from both Western and Eastern European countries in developing their political stances. Moreover, young left-wingers in Greece appropriated American cultural products while simultaneously modeling some of their leisure and sexual practices on Soviet society. Still, despite being heavily influenced by cultures outside Greece, left-wing youth played a major role in the re-invention of a Greek 'popular tradition.'  Finally, the book critically interrogates the notion of 'sexual revolution' by shedding light on the contradictory sexual transformations in Greece to which young left-wingers contributed"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 296 -318) and index.