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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... efforts to foment strikes and infiltrate Fascist mass organisations . Following Gramsci's arrest in 1926 , direction of the PCd'I was assumed by its leaders abroad , and what remained of the clandestine Party was financed mainly from ...
... efforts to foment strikes and infiltrate Fascist mass organisations . Following Gramsci's arrest in 1926 , direction of the PCd'I was assumed by its leaders abroad , and what remained of the clandestine Party was financed mainly from ...
Page 95
... efforts to instigate labour disturbances . During this period the Party was financed by the Soviet Union , and its tactics were directed from abroad , chiefly by Palmiro Togliatti , the Party's representative in Moscow and subsequent ...
... efforts to instigate labour disturbances . During this period the Party was financed by the Soviet Union , and its tactics were directed from abroad , chiefly by Palmiro Togliatti , the Party's representative in Moscow and subsequent ...
Page 115
... efforts to rally substantial support . Cossutta knew his views commanded widespread sympathy within the Party membership , particularly amongst the more traditional elements . Since his chances rested mostly on backing at the mass level ...
... efforts to rally substantial support . Cossutta knew his views commanded widespread sympathy within the Party membership , particularly amongst the more traditional elements . Since his chances rested mostly on backing at the mass level ...
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The PCIs Approach to Power Society State | 23 |
Construction of Communist Identity in Italy | 52 |
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