The History Of Italian Marxism: From its Origins to the Great War
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The History Of Italian Marxism: From its Origins to the Great War
By (Author) Paolo Favilli
Haymarket Books
Haymarket Books
16th January 2018
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
European history
Social classes
Political economy
Far-left political ideologies and movements
History: specific events and topics
335.430945
Physical Properties
Paperback
464
Width 154mm, Height 229mm
Description
This comprehensive historical survey of Italian Marxism explores the growth of different forms of Marxist culture in the period from the Paris Commune through the First World War. In it, Favilli provides indispensible insight on the impact of various debatessuch as those surrounding revisionism, and on the rise of revolutionary syndicalismon the burgeoning Italian workers movement.
Author Bio
Paolo Favilli was a professor of Contemporary History and Head of Humanities Department at Genoa University. He is a scholar of the History of Cultures of Socialism. His studies on the history of Marxism include Il Socialismo italiano e la teoria economica di Marx (Bibliopolis, 1980), Marxismo e storia. Saggio sullinnovazione storiografica in Italia (1945-1970) (FrancoAngeli, 2006) and Il Marxismo e le sue storie (FrancoAngeli, 2016).
