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Spencer M. Di Scala

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Description:In doing research for his first book, Di Scala tried to “rehabilitate” the founder of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI). Filippo Turati founded the PSI along with his companion Anna Kuliscioff and other friends in 1892, but after his death was denigrated by historic leaders of the Italian Communist Party (PCI), particularly by its secretary Palmiro Togliatti in a very effective campaign of vituperation. Yet, Turati’s policies and predictions turned out to be prescient and the country lost seventy-five years, passing through many tragic events before leftists admitted that Turati had been correct and attempting to adopt “reformism.”Many of the dilemmas that faced Western Marxists following World War II also arose during the early years of the PSI. In the period between its founding in 1892 and the outbreak of the First World War, the PSI was deeply divided over whether socialism could best be achieved by revolution or reform, political intransigence or cooperation, labor militancy or an emphasis on production. These issues emerge forcefully in this, the first full-length study to appear on Turati in English. Turati was a proponent of the idea that a strong liberal democracy was a prerequisite for socialism.This book makes extensive use of such primary sources as Party records, letters, pamphlets, newspapers, and Parliamentary debates, and analyses Turati’s ideology and politics in the context of the history of the PSI and Italy during the turbulent era of Giovanni Giolitti. It details Turati’s consistent efforts to bring about socio-economic reform in Italy in a democratic context, and his skillful political maneuvering in the face of attacks from both right and left wing elements within the PSI. In addition to showing the role of Turati and the PSI in the development of a liberal democracy, the book reveals the limit of the Socialist role—limits that resulted from a failure to reconcile the ideological splits within the Party and that rendered the socialists unable to tap their great popular support and, ultimately, made them powerless to stop the rise of Italian fascism.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Dilemmas of Italian Socialism: The Politics of Filippo Turati. To get started finding Dilemmas of Italian Socialism: The Politics of Filippo Turati, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: In doing research for his first book, Di Scala tried to “rehabilitate” the founder of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI). Filippo Turati founded the PSI along with his companion Anna Kuliscioff and other friends in 1892, but after his death was denigrated by historic leaders of the Italian Communist Party (PCI), particularly by its secretary Palmiro Togliatti in a very effective campaign of vituperation. Yet, Turati’s policies and predictions turned out to be prescient and the country lost seventy-five years, passing through many tragic events before leftists admitted that Turati had been correct and attempting to adopt “reformism.”Many of the dilemmas that faced Western Marxists following World War II also arose during the early years of the PSI. In the period between its founding in 1892 and the outbreak of the First World War, the PSI was deeply divided over whether socialism could best be achieved by revolution or reform, political intransigence or cooperation, labor militancy or an emphasis on production. These issues emerge forcefully in this, the first full-length study to appear on Turati in English. Turati was a proponent of the idea that a strong liberal democracy was a prerequisite for socialism.This book makes extensive use of such primary sources as Party records, letters, pamphlets, newspapers, and Parliamentary debates, and analyses Turati’s ideology and politics in the context of the history of the PSI and Italy during the turbulent era of Giovanni Giolitti. It details Turati’s consistent efforts to bring about socio-economic reform in Italy in a democratic context, and his skillful political maneuvering in the face of attacks from both right and left wing elements within the PSI. In addition to showing the role of Turati and the PSI in the development of a liberal democracy, the book reveals the limit of the Socialist role—limits that resulted from a failure to reconcile the ideological splits within the Party and that rendered the socialists unable to tap their great popular support and, ultimately, made them powerless to stop the rise of Italian fascism.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Dilemmas of Italian Socialism: The Politics of Filippo Turati. To get started finding Dilemmas of Italian Socialism: The Politics of Filippo Turati, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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