Renewing Italian socialism : Nenni to Craxi / Spencer M. Di Scala.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Di Scala, Spencer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Partito socialista italiano--History.

Partito socialista italiano.

Socialism--Italy--History.

Socialism.

History.

Italy.

Physical Description:

xx, 336 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1988.

Summary:

The first comprehensive history of Italian Socialism in English, this book ranges from the defeat of Socialism by Mussolini in 1926 to its resurgence as a powerful force in Italian politics today. Di Scala has not only combed the archives of Italy and America, but also interviewed an array of prominent Italian and American sources, providing testimonies that are themselves likely to become important historical documents. His sweeping, intensive survey sheds new light on important Socialists such as Rodolfo Morandi and Pietro Nenni, and highlights the tremendous accomplishments of Italy's first Socialist prime minister, Bettino Craxi. Di Scala demonstrates that through a remarkable intellectual and political revival, the Socialists overcame their subjection by the Communists and Christian Democrats and went on to radically transform the politics, economy, and international affairs of modern Italy.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Exile 3

Chapter 2 Returning Home 20

Chapter 3 Rodolfo Morandi's "Class Politics" 33

Chapter 4 Liberty and Giuseppe Saragat 47

Chapter 5 The Popular Front 66

Chapter 6 Pietro Nenni's Realignment 84

Chapter 7 The Pralognan Road 103

Chapter 8 Neo-Socialists and New Frontiersmen 115

Chapter 9 Birth of the Center-Left 133

Chapter 10 The Center-Left and Its Enemies 143

Chapter 11 Drift and Decline 161

Chapter 12 Bettino Craxi's "Socialist Alternative" 174

Chapter 13 The Socialist-Led Government 195

Chapter 14 The New Course 216

Chapter 15 What Remains of Socialism? 240.

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages 295-315.

ISBN:

0195052358

OCLC:

17200387