Italian Communism in Transition
The Rise and Fall of the Historic Compromise in Turin, 1975-1980
1st Edition
Published on 8. September 1988
287 pages
978-0-19-536387-6 (ISBN)
Description
In the mid-1970s, the Italian Communist Party (PCI) almost succeeded in entering the national government; however, by the end of the decade its popularity had dramatically declined. Providing a first-hand view of the turbulent period from 1975 to 1980, this book explains the roots of the party's crisis. First looking at local conditions, the author studies a number of major developments in the city of Turin, from Red Brigade terrorism to the historic defeat of the unions at Fiat in 1980, and then sets these local events within the broader national strategy. Hellman, who has been studying the PCI since the late 1960s, systematically interviewed the entire full-time leadership of the Turinese Federation of the party, and attended regular meetings and activities from the grass roots to the summit of local organization. An unprecedented eyewitness account, Italian Communism in Transition is a complete history of the PCI's response to the crises and challenges of the 1970s.
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Italian Communism in Transition
The Rise and Fall of the Historic Compromise in Turin, 1975-1980
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Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Transitional Crisis and the PCI
- 2. Workers and Communists in Turin, 1945-1980
- 3. The Political Dimensions of Transitional Crisis in Turin: Three Cases
- 4. The Strategic Dimensions of the Crisis: Autocritica and Change (1978-1980)
- 5. The Organizational Dimension of Transitional Crisis: The Turinese Federation's Broader Context
- 6. The Organizational Dimensions of the Crisis in Turin in the 1970s
- 7. The Party Apparatus in Transition: The Changing Role and Profile of the PCI Functionary
- 8. The Turinese Functionaries' Attitudes on the Party, Tactics, and Strategy
- 9. Conclusions: The PCI in Transition
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
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- T
- U
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- W
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