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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... period the PCI had an extraordinary revival : from a member- ship of some 6,000 in 1943 , it had risen to 400,000 by ... period of unprecedented rapid growth as the Party absorbed hordes of inexperienced recruits . - For many of those ...
... period the PCI had an extraordinary revival : from a member- ship of some 6,000 in 1943 , it had risen to 400,000 by ... period of unprecedented rapid growth as the Party absorbed hordes of inexperienced recruits . - For many of those ...
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... period , but by surprisingly little ; from 2,115,327 in 1948 , to 2,027,271 in 1949. Furthermore , by 1950 it had increased again to 2,112,593 ( Ghini , 1981 : 263 ) . But to survive this assault the PCI was forced to implement major ...
... period , but by surprisingly little ; from 2,115,327 in 1948 , to 2,027,271 in 1949. Furthermore , by 1950 it had increased again to 2,112,593 ( Ghini , 1981 : 263 ) . But to survive this assault the PCI was forced to implement major ...
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... period that the via italiana al socialismo was born , Italy was undergoing a period of phenomenally accelerated industrial growth ( the so- called ' Economic Miracle ' ) , which reached its peak between 1950 and 1962 . During this period ...
... period that the via italiana al socialismo was born , Italy was undergoing a period of phenomenally accelerated industrial growth ( the so- called ' Economic Miracle ' ) , which reached its peak between 1950 and 1962 . During this period ...
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The PCIs Approach to Power Society State | 23 |
Construction of Communist Identity in Italy | 52 |
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