The Italian Communist Left
Submitted by Internationalis... on Feb 5 2020 23:43
Via this red thread, which involved the interpretation, application and defence of revolutionary Marxism against various denials and betrayals, the Italian Communist Left in 1943 formed the Internationalist Communist Party.
Gramsci: Between Marxism and Idealism
Submitted by Internationalis... on Aug 14 2019 13:57
This edition of Revolutionary Perspectives goes to press at the same time as our English translation of Onorato Damen’s book Gramsci between Marxism and Idealism published after his death in 1979 (see leftcom.org or footnote 8 for how to purchase). By way of a taster we present an obituary which we translated from Prometeo.
The Bordigist Current (1912-1952): Italy, France, Belgium, USA - Philippe Bourrinet
Submitted by Craftwork on Oct 8 2016 12:48
Updated, substantially-expanded, 2013 Philippe Bourrinet text on the history of the Italian Communist Left.
Hegemony and socialist strategy: towards a radical democratic politics - Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe
In this hugely influential book, Laclau and Mouffe examine the workings of hegemony and contemporary social struggles, and their significance for democratic theory. With the emergence of new social and political identities, and the frequent attacks on Left theory for its essentialist underpinnings, 'Hegemony and Socialist Strategy' remains as relevant as ever, positing a much-needed antidote against 'Third Way' attempts to overcome the antagonism between Left and Right.
Selections from the prison notebooks - Antonio Gramsci
Almost five hundred pages of Gramsci's writings on history, culture, politics, and philosophy. From the study of philosophy to problems of Marx, Marxism, and Machiavelli, to the state and civil society. We have huge disagreements with Gramsci's (essentially Stalinist) politics, but reproduce this text for reference.
Amadeo Bordiga and the myth of Antonio Gramsci - John Chiaradia
Useful article about the relationship between Bordiga and Gramsci and the stalinisation of the Italian workers' movement.
Gramsci and syndicalism - Tom Wetzel
Tom Wetzel on the Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci, the Italian factory council movement of 1919-1920, and the anarcho-syndicalist advocacy of revolutionary unionism.
Soviets in Italy - Antonio Gramsci
1920 text on workers' councils in Italy by Antonio Gramsci.
The Third Generation: the Young Socialists in Italy, 1907-1915 - Canadian Journal of History, 1996
Submitted by Dan Radnika on Apr 1 2012 14:20
This is a wonderfully informative text about the political milieu that produced Bordiga, Gramsci and, of course, Mussolini... It describes the increasing radicalisation of the youth wing of the italian Socialists from 1910 onwards, leading to increasing adoption of anti-militarist, anti-nationalist and antiparliamentary policies by its most active members.
It's available online elsewhere in various various fragmented and badly proofread versions, so here's a cleaned up version.
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