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 85
... position in the commanding heights of power and authority.26 From their position of intellectual superiority - or ideological preparation in the canons of Marxism and heightened class consciousness they alone perceive the course of ...
... position in the commanding heights of power and authority.26 From their position of intellectual superiority - or ideological preparation in the canons of Marxism and heightened class consciousness they alone perceive the course of ...
Page 89
... position associated with Pietro Ingrao ) . In effect , however , these two positions are by no means incompatible or antagonistic despite the ritual opposition between supporters of each camp . However , the ' Party of struggle / Party ...
... position associated with Pietro Ingrao ) . In effect , however , these two positions are by no means incompatible or antagonistic despite the ritual opposition between supporters of each camp . However , the ' Party of struggle / Party ...
Page 115
... position of the Party was approved overwhelmingly by the Central Committee . But in answer to reports of internal conflicts amongst National Executive ( Direttivo ) members , the Party leader , Emanuele Macaluso , admitted : Of course ...
... position of the Party was approved overwhelmingly by the Central Committee . But in answer to reports of internal conflicts amongst National Executive ( Direttivo ) members , the Party leader , Emanuele Macaluso , admitted : Of course ...
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The PCIs Approach to Power Society State | 23 |
Construction of Communist Identity in Italy | 52 |
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