On liberal revolution / Piero Gobetti ; edited and with an introduction by Nadia Urbinati ; translated by William McCuaig ; foreword by Norberto Bobbio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gobetti, Piero, 1901-1926.

Contributor:

Urbinati, Nadia, 1955-

McCuaig, William, 1949-

Series:

Italian literature and thought series.

Italian literature and thought series

Standardized Title:

Rivoluzione liberale. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberalism--Italy--History--20th century--Sources.

Liberalism.

Anti-fascist movements--Italy--History--20th century--Sources.

Anti-fascist movements.

Italy--Politics and government--1914-1945.

Italy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is the first English-language edition of a collection of writings by one of Italy's most important radical liberals, Piero Gobetti (1901-1926). In thirty-five thought-provoking essays, Gobetti proposes an original and challenging notion of liberalism as a revolutionary theory of both the individual and social and political movements. His theory is of particular relevance in the wake of the collapse of Marxist socialism, as non-Western countries with nonliberal or antiliberal cultural and moral traditions confront the problems of transition toward democracy and liberalism. Gobetti's ideas continue to influence in important ways today's heated debates over the nature of liberalism. Gobetti was the first Italian scholar to identify "two Italy's": one enlightened and modern though small and weak, the other premodern, traditional, and dominant. A witness to the seizure of power by the Fascists, Gobetti became convinced that Italy's hostility to liberalism could be overcome only with a cultural revolution. Endorsing a radical liberalism, he nevertheless believed that the Communists, led by Antonio Gramsci, could play a crucial role in democratizing Italy by helping to develop a secular culture. For a liberal state to subsist and grow, Gobetti argued, there must first be a transformation of both the economic structure and the legal and moral culture of the society.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

List of Abbreviations: Works by Piero Gobetti

1. Men,Women, and Ideas

2. Our Liberalism

3. Socialism and Communism

4. Fascism and the Missed Liberal Revolution

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611731083

9781281731081

1281731080

9780300132960

0300132964

OCLC:

923587228

Publisher Number:

9780300081176