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
... internal life of the PCI , but its reper- cussions also overshadowed other developments within the Party . In particular , it coincided with growing demands for more internal democracy and open debate ( trasparenza ) . The row dominated ...
... internal life of the PCI , but its reper- cussions also overshadowed other developments within the Party . In particular , it coincided with growing demands for more internal democracy and open debate ( trasparenza ) . The row dominated ...
Page 144
... internal life is concerned [ it is ] still more of a promise than a reality . General instructions still stem from the centre and it is doubtful whether local conventions have an impact on policy decisions.31 The challenge for Italian ...
... internal life is concerned [ it is ] still more of a promise than a reality . General instructions still stem from the centre and it is doubtful whether local conventions have an impact on policy decisions.31 The challenge for Italian ...
Page 166
... internal Party debates to the formation of the Party's strategy and the recruitment of its leaders . Above all , it is the mechanism that perpetuates ruling communist elites . As Tiersky ( 1985 : 17 ) writes , Far from being merely an ...
... internal Party debates to the formation of the Party's strategy and the recruitment of its leaders . Above all , it is the mechanism that perpetuates ruling communist elites . As Tiersky ( 1985 : 17 ) writes , Far from being merely an ...
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The PCIs Approach to Power Society State | 23 |
Construction of Communist Identity in Italy | 52 |
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