Italian Communism in Transition - The Rise and Fall of the Historic Compromise in Turin, 1975-1980

Zusatztext 'a thorough and perceptive investigation of the PCI in Turin'Paul Furlong! University of Hull! Political Studies Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung This is a study of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) during the most critical period of its recent history. In the mid-1970s, the PCI almost succeeded in entering the national government; by the end of that decade, it had been relegated to the opposition and went into a decline that continues today. This book provides a first-hand view of that turbulent period and explains the roots of the party's crisis.Hellman focuses on Turin, which has always been on the cutting edge of developments in Italy and in the Italian workers' movement. This is a study of local conditions that keeps the broader picture in focus by tracing local events in light of national developments. During this period, Turin, then governed by the Communists, was the site of great political activity and turbulence, from Red Brigade terrorism to the historic defeat of the unions at Fiat in 1980. The author provides an eye-witness analysis of the party's reaction to these challenges in light of its broader national strategy....

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• Authors: Stephen Hellman, Stephen (Associate Professor of Political Hellman, Stephen (Associate Professor of Political Science Hellman, Hellman Stephen
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.1988
• EAN: 9780195053357
• ISBN: 978-0-19-505335-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, European History, Political Ideologies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Italy, Political science & theory, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Political science and theory, Marxism & Communism, Political ideologies and movements, Political parties and party platforms