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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... examples of this . Each is a cultural entity which , for most people , becomes a tangible reality only when expressed in symbolic form . One cannot , for example , see or meet a state or a nation , but only their symbolic expressions ...
... examples of this . Each is a cultural entity which , for most people , becomes a tangible reality only when expressed in symbolic form . One cannot , for example , see or meet a state or a nation , but only their symbolic expressions ...
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... example , the label ' foreigner ' identifies all those who do not belong to a particular national community but simultaneously reminds those who are ' citizens ' or ' free - born Englishmen ' of their shared heritage , or ' ethnic ...
... example , the label ' foreigner ' identifies all those who do not belong to a particular national community but simultaneously reminds those who are ' citizens ' or ' free - born Englishmen ' of their shared heritage , or ' ethnic ...
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... example , in the novels of Zola and Conrad . 25 . - - These included Catholic Action which between 1945 and 1953 rose from 1,772,265 to 2,578,288 members the Catholic Women's Union , Men's Union , and Teachers ' Movement ; the Centro ...
... example , in the novels of Zola and Conrad . 25 . - - These included Catholic Action which between 1945 and 1953 rose from 1,772,265 to 2,578,288 members the Catholic Women's Union , Men's Union , and Teachers ' Movement ; the Centro ...
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The PCIs Approach to Power Society State | 23 |
Construction of Communist Identity in Italy | 52 |
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