The Italian Communist Party: The Crisis of the Popular Front StrategyFirst published in 1981 The Italian Communist Party looks at the debate within the party and how its strategy was forged. It considers the development of Eurocommunism, the rise and fall of the Ingrao Left and many other topics related to the formulation of the PCI. Based on original research by the author, it explores how key issues were debated and resolved in various representative provincial organisations of the party. It shows how changing ideals affected policy and the party’s organisation and how different attitudes emerged from the diverse social and economic conditions in the different parts of Italy. This book is an important historical document for scholars and researchers of Italian communism, European communism and political studies. |
Contents
The Partys Strategy from 1926 to 1956 | |
The Ingrao Left | |
The Social Roots of Leftism and Rightism in the Party | |
The Dominance of the Right in Naples | |
The Party in Perugia | |
Leftwing Ascendancy in Industrial Turin | |
Leftism in a Southern Context | |
The Ingrao Left and its Defeat | |
The 1968 Movement and the Manifesto Affair | |
Further Development of Eurocommunism | |
Crisis of the Historic Compromise | |
Conclusion | |
Bibliography | |
Key to Interviewees | |
Other editions - View all
The Italian Communist Party: The Crisis of the Popular Front Strategy Grant Amyot No preview available - 1981 |
The Italian Communist Party: The Crisis of the Popular Front Strategy GRANT. AMYOT No preview available - 2023 |
The Italian Communist Party: The Crisis of the Popular Front Strategy Grant Amyot No preview available - 2025 |