Italian Communism: The Escape from Leninism : an Anthropological PerspectiveCrispen 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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During this period the PCI had an extraordinary revival : from a membership of
some 6 , 000 in 1943 , it had risen to 400 , 000 by 1945 . Skilfully organised and
adequately financed , it rapidly established a system of sections and cells ...
During this period the PCI had an extraordinary revival : from a membership of
some 6 , 000 in 1943 , it had risen to 400 , 000 by 1945 . Skilfully organised and
adequately financed , it rapidly established a system of sections and cells ...
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PCI membership fell during this period , but by surprisingly liule ; 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 ...
PCI membership fell during this period , but by surprisingly liule ; 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 ...
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In the same 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 ...
In the same 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 ...
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Contents
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The PCIs Approach to Power Society State | 23 |
Construction of Communist Identity in Italy | 52 |
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| Title | Italian Communism: The Escape from Leninism : an Anthropological Perspective |
| Author | Cris Shore |
| Publisher | Pluto Press, 1990 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 17 Oct 2008 |
| ISBN | 074530334X, 9780745303345 |
| Length | 246 pages |
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