Italian Communism: The Escape from Leninism : an Anthropological PerspectivePluto Press, 1990 - 246 pages Crispen Shore's work is based on research in the heart of the Communist-governed city of Perugia. He traces major factors which explain the success of the PCI - its disengagement from the Soviet Union, its break with the strictures of Marxist-Leninist orthodoxy, its development of an independent popular national vision of socialism and the expansive sub-cultural role it has created for itself within Italian society. |
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... Youth Federation member and founder member of the PCd'I : Yes , they [ PSI leaders ] spoke much about ' revolution ' , but when it came to real conflict - and these clashes were weekly affairs - they did everything possible to avoid ...
... Youth Federation member and founder member of the PCd'I : Yes , they [ PSI leaders ] spoke much about ' revolution ' , but when it came to real conflict - and these clashes were weekly affairs - they did everything possible to avoid ...
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... Youth Federation ( FGCI ) , which in the past had been closely aligned with the Party , was interviewed about the FGCI's previous congress , where a motion critical of L'Unità had been approved with a standing ovation . Commenting on ...
... Youth Federation ( FGCI ) , which in the past had been closely aligned with the Party , was interviewed about the FGCI's previous congress , where a motion critical of L'Unità had been approved with a standing ovation . Commenting on ...
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... youth movements , lesbian and gay movements , unskilled migrants from the South and a plethora of popular radical organisations ( ecologists , feminists , anti - nuclear campaigners , and pacifists ) . The aim was to integrate ...
... youth movements , lesbian and gay movements , unskilled migrants from the South and a plethora of popular radical organisations ( ecologists , feminists , anti - nuclear campaigners , and pacifists ) . The aim was to integrate ...
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The PCIs Approach to Power Society State | 23 |
Construction of Communist Identity in Italy | 52 |
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