Abstract
A striking characteristic of political and cultural practices in the Greek social formation is the extent to which conflicts and debates take a formalistic-legalistic character, shifting the attention of the masses away from ‘substantive’ issues (i.e. issues related to fundamental class antagonisms and to conflicting views of the world).
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Notes
Cf. A. Sideris, The agricultural policy of Greece 1833–1933 Athens 1934; cf. also above, Chapter 5.
For an annotated bibliography on Greek education cf. E. Vlachos, Modern Greek Society: Continuity and Change, special mimeographic series, Colorado State University, 1969.
Cf. for instance Christos Yiannaras, ‘The Circuit’, Vima, 22 Nov 1975 (in Greek).
Cf. for instance F. W. Riggs, Administration in developing countries: the theory of prismatic society, Houghton & Mifflin, Boston 1964.
A classical work on this problem is D. Apter’s Ghana in transition, New York 1963.
Cf. V. Kremmidas, Introduction to the History of modern Greek society (in Greek), Exantas, Athens 1976, introduction.
For the link between the flourishing Greek diaspora communities and Western colonialism, cf. N. Psiroukis, The phenomenon of the modern Greek diaspora community (in Greek), Athens 1974.
Cf. T. Stamatopoulos, The internal strife before and after the revolution of 1821 (in Greek), 3 vols, Kalvos, Athens 1972, vol. 1, pp. 340 ff.
Cf. G. Karanikolas, Rigged elections in Greece (in Greek), Epikerotita, Athens 1973.
C. Dimaras, ‘The Greek enlightenment’, in Hellenism under foreign rule 1669–1821 op. cit., p. 359.
Copyright information
© 1978 Nicos P. Mouzelis
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Mouzelis, N.P. (1978). On Greek Formalism: Political and Cultural Aspects of Underdevelopment. In: Modern Greece. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-05006-2_8
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-05006-2_8
Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, London
Print ISBN: 978-0-333-27512-2
Online ISBN: 978-1-349-05006-2
eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance CollectionEconomics and Finance (R0)