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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... further in July 1948 , following the massive airlift that was launched when Soviet and East German forces blockaded Berlin . In Italy , however , the final straw occurred that same month when an attempt was made on the life of the Party ...
... further in July 1948 , following the massive airlift that was launched when Soviet and East German forces blockaded Berlin . In Italy , however , the final straw occurred that same month when an attempt was made on the life of the Party ...
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... Further discussion of the name - change issue is contained in the Conclusion to this book . 2. For further analysis of this , see Chapter 2 . 3. For an analysis of the origins and character of Italy's marked political geog- raphy , see ...
... Further discussion of the name - change issue is contained in the Conclusion to this book . 2. For further analysis of this , see Chapter 2 . 3. For an analysis of the origins and character of Italy's marked political geog- raphy , see ...
Page 215
... further 15,000 million lire was donated for electoral expenses incurred during the 1983 European Parliament elections to those parties who obtained at least one seat ( source : Gazzetta ufficiale della Repubblica italiana , Rome , No ...
... further 15,000 million lire was donated for electoral expenses incurred during the 1983 European Parliament elections to those parties who obtained at least one seat ( source : Gazzetta ufficiale della Repubblica italiana , Rome , No ...
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The PCIs Approach to Power Society State | 23 |
Construction of Communist Identity in Italy | 52 |
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