Italian Socialism


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This collection of essays on the history and condition of Italian socialism celebrates its achievements and analyses its downfall. The book traces the Italian Socialist party from its birth in the late 19th century, through the crisis brought on by Italian Fascism, into postwar democracy.




Renewing Italian Socialism


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The first history in English of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI), beginning with the exile period in 1926 and concluding with a study of the administration of Craxi, Italy's first Socialist prime minister.




The Italian Left


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Dilemmas of Italian Socialism


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From Elite to Mass Politics


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This text examines how Giovanni Giolitti, Italy's Prime Minister, attempted to manipulate the elitist Reformist sections of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) and the failure of his own experiments in social and political reform, a factor aiding the rise of the extreme right in Italy.







Mussolini 1883-1915


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This book describes Mussolini’s little-known radical ideology, including his activities in Switzerland, relationship with revolutionary syndicalism, and radical journalism. It provides an in-depth treatment of the young Benito Mussolini as a revolutionary Socialist and describes the political maneuverings that took a major European Socialist party by storm before the First World War. It explains the process of how he came to dominate Italian Socialism until the crisis caused by Italy’s intervention in World War I. It illuminates Mussolini’s leadership qualities and his rise to leader of the Italian Socialist Party.







The Italian Road to Socialism


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