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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... throughout the 1970s , also caused rumblings within the Soviet bloc . What began as a ' Eurocommunist ' challenge to the West might have become a challenge to the East , but the communist authorities used repressive means to ensure that ...
... throughout the 1970s , also caused rumblings within the Soviet bloc . What began as a ' Eurocommunist ' challenge to the West might have become a challenge to the East , but the communist authorities used repressive means to ensure that ...
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... throughout Italy . In Bologna , Rome , Reggio- Emilia and Catania , further clashes broke out between anti - Fascist demon- strators and the police , resulting in several deaths and injuries . The June 1960 wave of protest culminated in ...
... throughout Italy . In Bologna , Rome , Reggio- Emilia and Catania , further clashes broke out between anti - Fascist demon- strators and the police , resulting in several deaths and injuries . The June 1960 wave of protest culminated in ...
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... throughout the universities and colleges ; students occupied buildings , fought with the police and organised revolutionary committees . Varieties of Marxist - Leninist groupings ( most notably Avanguardia Operaia and Lotta Continua ) ...
... throughout the universities and colleges ; students occupied buildings , fought with the police and organised revolutionary committees . Varieties of Marxist - Leninist groupings ( most notably Avanguardia Operaia and Lotta Continua ) ...
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The PCIs Approach to Power Society State | 23 |
Construction of Communist Identity in Italy | 52 |
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