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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Page 110
... debate ( trasparenza ) . The row dominated internal Party debates throughout 1981 and was still the foremost issue at the 16th national PCI Congress ( Milan , March 1983 ) , for it brought to a head one of the most fraught issues in the ...
... debate ( trasparenza ) . The row dominated internal Party debates throughout 1981 and was still the foremost issue at the 16th national PCI Congress ( Milan , March 1983 ) , for it brought to a head one of the most fraught issues in the ...
Page 130
... debate were high , if somewhat formal , and a genuine exchange of views occurred . However , what counts in the end are not eloquent speeches from the floor but formalised policy , articulated amendments and the terms of the debate ...
... debate were high , if somewhat formal , and a genuine exchange of views occurred . However , what counts in the end are not eloquent speeches from the floor but formalised policy , articulated amendments and the terms of the debate ...
Page 131
... debate is allowed within the lower organs : However , this debate is unlikely to fundamentally alter the line pursued by the Party ; its real purpose , in the eyes of the leadership , is to make the rank and file aware of the Party's ...
... debate is allowed within the lower organs : However , this debate is unlikely to fundamentally alter the line pursued by the Party ; its real purpose , in the eyes of the leadership , is to make the rank and file aware of the Party's ...
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The PCIs Approach to Power Society State | 23 |
Construction of Communist Identity in Italy | 52 |
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