| Gramsci and the Anarchists Contributor(s): Levy, Carl (Author) |
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ISBN: 1859739849 ISBN-13: 9781859739846 Publisher: Berg Publishers OUR PRICE: $188.10 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 1999 Annotation: This is the first work in English to deal comprehensively with Italian anarchism from the beginning of the century to the rise of fascism. It reconstructs the development of anarchist and syndicalist ideas and programmes and charts their relations with Gramsci and the Turin- based Ordine Nuovo group. The book places these developments within the general context of little known links connecting Italian anarchists and syndicalists to sympathizers in Britain, France, Germany and Russia. The analysis of ' libertarian' politics in Italy is accompanied by a detailed and fascinating reconstruction of the social base of Italian anarchism that challenges the assumptions of much of the political sociology of the European Left. Developing a hitherto unexplored but important aspect of Gramsci's political ideas and strategies, this book contributes to our understanding of one of the central Marxist thinkers and activists of the twentieth century and to one of the critical moments in the history of the European Left. In bringing new life and understanding to an important chapter in contemporary Italian history, this book is likely to become a standard text on this pivotal thinker. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Radicalism - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 00266360 |
| Lexile Measure: 1600 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.58" W x 8.72" (0.97 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first work in English to deal comprehensively with Italian anarchism from the beginning of the century to the rise of fascism. It reconstructs the development of anarchist and syndicalist ideas and programmes and charts their relations with Gramsci and the Turin- based Ordine Nuovo group. The book places these developments within the general context of little known links connecting Italian anarchists and syndicalists to sympathizers in Britain, France, Germany and Russia. The analysis of 'libertarian' politics in Italy is accompanied by a detailed and fascinating reconstruction of the social base of Italian anarchism that challenges the assumptions of much of the political sociology of the European Left.Developing a hitherto unexplored but important aspect of Gramsci's political ideas and strategies, this book contributes to our understanding of one of the central Marxist thinkers and activists of the twentieth century and to one of the critical moments in the history of the European Left. In bringing new life and understanding to an important chapter in contemporary Italian history, this book is likely to become a standard text on this pivotal thinker.'Levy has written a major and important study ...] likely to become a standard reference text.'John Davis, University of Connecticut |
Contributor Bio(s): Levy, Carl: - Carl Levy is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of East London. |
