Bordiga, Amadeo (1889–1970) and the Italian Communist Party

Amadeo Bordiga was one of the founders and first secretary of the Italian Communist Party. Born in Resina, ...

By Elvio Ciferri

From The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest

Anarchism, Italy

Anarchism in Italy has its origins in the second half of the nineteenth century in the context of the ...

By Vittorio Sergi

From The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest

Biennio Rosso (1919–1920)

The “Biennio Rosso” (Two Red Years) identifies the period between 1919 and 1920 when Italy seemed to ...

By Pietro Di Paola

From The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest

Gramsci, Antonio (1891–1937)

Italian Marxist political philosopher and theorist of culture, born in Ales. Gramsci offered a less authoritarian ...

From The Blackwell Dictionary of Western Philosophy

Hegemony

Hegemony is conventionally used to refer to the balance of forces between states facing off in the international ...

By Gavin Smith

From A Companion to the Anthropology of Politics