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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... structure and culture of communism with an analysis of communist theory and ideology and their development in Italy and elsewhere . Above all , by focusing on ' communist identity ' it tries to explain what it means to be communist in ...
... structure and culture of communism with an analysis of communist theory and ideology and their development in Italy and elsewhere . Above all , by focusing on ' communist identity ' it tries to explain what it means to be communist in ...
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... structure of power relations within communist systems . From here several critical questions are addressed concerning the nature and character of party bureaucracy , internal democ- racy , and the problem of oligarchy and ...
... structure of power relations within communist systems . From here several critical questions are addressed concerning the nature and character of party bureaucracy , internal democ- racy , and the problem of oligarchy and ...
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... Structure of Power Relations The PCI - Soviet Split and the Question of Internal Party Democracy Party meetings illustrate some of the tensions that exist between local sections and the Party leadership . These often crystallise in ...
... Structure of Power Relations The PCI - Soviet Split and the Question of Internal Party Democracy Party meetings illustrate some of the tensions that exist between local sections and the Party leadership . These often crystallise in ...
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The PCIs Approach to Power Society State | 23 |
Construction of Communist Identity in Italy | 52 |
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