Italian Anarchism, 1864-1892
Nunzio Pernicone
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Description for Italian Anarchism, 1864-1892
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 342 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JPFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
Historians have frequently portrayed Italian anarchism as a marginal social movement that was doomed to succumb to its own ideological contradictions once Italian society modernized. Challenging such conventional interpretations, Nunzio Pernicone provides a sympathetic but critical treatment of Italian anarchism that traces the movement's rise, transformation, and decline from 1864 to 1892. Based on original archival research, his book depicts the anarchists as unique and fascinating revolutionaries who were an important component of the Italian socialist left throughout the nineteenth century and beyond. Anarchism in Italy arose under the influence of the Russian revolutionary Bakunin, triumphed over Marxism as ... Read more
Historians have frequently portrayed Italian anarchism as a marginal social movement that was doomed to succumb to its own ideological contradictions once Italian society modernized. Challenging such conventional interpretations, Nunzio Pernicone provides a sympathetic but critical treatment of Italian anarchism that traces the movement's rise, transformation, and decline from 1864 to 1892. Based on original archival research, his book depicts the anarchists as unique and fascinating revolutionaries who were an important component of the Italian socialist left throughout the nineteenth century and beyond. Anarchism in Italy arose under the influence of the Russian revolutionary Bakunin, triumphed over Marxism as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Number of Pages
342
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691632681
SKU
V9780691632681
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Reviews for Italian Anarchism, 1864-1892
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1994 "Nunzio Pernicone's book is the most comprehensive and balanced study to date of the Italian anarchist movement."
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