A Heterodox Marxist and His Century: Lelio Basso - Selected Writings

Newly available in English, a landmark and wide-ranging collection of writings by Italian socialist Lelio Basso.

About the author

Lelio Basso (1903-1978) was a major figure of the Italian left. Engaged early on in clandestine work against Fascism, he later became a secretary of Italy's Socialist Party, a leader of radical politics, the organiser of the International Russell Tribunal, and an important Marxist scholar of Rosa Luxemburg.

Chiara Giorgi is a researcher in Contemporary History at ‘Sapienza’ University of Rome in the Department of Philosophy and works with the Fondazione Basso. She has authored a biography of Lelio Basso and books on Fascism, Italian Colonialism, the Welfare State, and Socialism.

Summary

Newly available in English, a landmark and wide-ranging collection of writings by Italian socialist Lelio Basso.

Foreword

Features in Historical Materialism

Promotion targeting left academic journals

Published to coincide with the annual Historical Materialism conference

Publicity and promotion in conjunction with the author's speaking engagements

Product details

• Authors: Lelio Basso
• Assisted by: Chiara Giorgi (Editor)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.12.2021
• EAN: 9781642595963
• ISBN: 978-1-64259-596-3
• No. of pages: 204
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: Historical Materialism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, Political science & theory, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Political structures: totalitarianism & dictatorship, Marxism & Communism, Italian socialism