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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... joined the Party in different periods vary in their conceptions of such fundamental notions as ' communism ' , ' the State ' , the role of the Soviet Union , and the function of the Party . To answer these , one must begin by addressing ...
... joined the Party in different periods vary in their conceptions of such fundamental notions as ' communism ' , ' the State ' , the role of the Soviet Union , and the function of the Party . To answer these , one must begin by addressing ...
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... joined the Party in 1943 ) described it : The light of Russia , the Russian experience and the realization of socialism stood before us . The only reference point was the communist party ; communism , not socialism . It was in the ...
... joined the Party in 1943 ) described it : The light of Russia , the Russian experience and the realization of socialism stood before us . The only reference point was the communist party ; communism , not socialism . It was in the ...
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... joined one of the coalition parties [ because ] with a DC or PSI party card it's much easier to get ahead with your ... joined the Party after 1969 , and the composition of delegates to the 1979 federation congresses revealed that over ...
... joined one of the coalition parties [ because ] with a DC or PSI party card it's much easier to get ahead with your ... joined the Party after 1969 , and the composition of delegates to the 1979 federation congresses revealed that over ...
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The PCIs Approach to Power Society State | 23 |
Construction of Communist Identity in Italy | 52 |
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