| The French and Italian Communist Parties: Comrades and Culture Contributor(s): Guiat, Cyrille (Author) |
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ISBN: 0714653322 ISBN-13: 9780714653327 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $218.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2002 Annotation: This volume is a systematic comparative study of the French and Italian Communist parties in the period from the early 1960s to the early 1980s. Focusing on the municipal level, it carefully exmaines the cultural policies implemented by the parties in two communist strongholds, Ivry-sur-Seine (France) and Reggio Emilia (Italy). The author uses these two case studies to test empirically the hypothesis found almost universally in the comparative literature. That is, it is generally argued that the French Communist Party (PCF) remained an orthodox, sectarian Leninist party, which aimed at creating a Soviet style society in France, whereas the former Italian Communist Party (PCI) is depicted as a more moderate party, which rejected the Soviet-style model after World War II and embarked on a new strategy, veering towards reformism and social democracy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism |
| Dewey: 324.244 |
| LCCN: 2002026784 |
| Series: Cass Series--Totalitarian Movements and Political Religions, |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.38" W x 9.46" (1.09 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Beginning with a review of the numerous studies that tend to emphasize the national, societal dimension of the Italian and French communist parties, Cyrille Guiat's book is a comparative study of the two parties from the early 1960s to the early 1980s. |
