Antonio Gramsci: An Introduction to His Thought

157 Pages·1970·10.11 MB·English

by  A. Pozzolini

ANTONIOG RAMS CI
AN INTRODUCTITOON H IST HOUGHT
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CommunisPta rtayn di tmso sto rigintahle oreticiisa n,
littklneo wnb eyonthde borderosfI talYye.t h ep ursued
a patho fp olitiaccatli viasnmd i ntellecitnunaolv ation
whichg ive.sh iwso rka contemporasriyg nificaonnca e
levewli tht haotf L eninT,r otskayn dL uxemburgH.e is
a figureo fm ajorh istoriicmaplo rtanwcheo see xtension
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isn ever divofrrcoelI!hd i sc oncerwni tht hew orkincgl ass
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societHyis.w orkp resenutssw itha ni ntegratoifto nh e
economisco,c iaplo,l iticcuallt,u raanld m orala specotfs
thea chievemeonfft r eedoams,w elals t hrowingl ighotn
then at ureof c lascso nsciousannedst sh er evolutionary
party.
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introducttioGo rna mscil'isf e atnhodu ghnto,t i na ny
uncritimcaanln erb,u tw itha lucidiatnydi ntegrity,
presentGirnagm sciin h iss trengthasn dw eaknessweist,h
hisi nsighatnsd l imitatiThoen sa.u thooru tlintehse
wholeo fG ramscil'isf aen dw orka,n dt her elationship
betweehni sc oncerannsd t hed evelopipnogl itisciatlu ation
int her evolutiopnearriyo idm mediataeflyt etrh eF irst
WorldW ar inttoh er isaen dth e consolidaotfit ohne
Fascidsitc tatorsHhei tph.e nd ea:wsi th thep articular
themeosf c entrcaoln certno G ramscit'hso ugh-t the
relationosfht ihpe v arioculsa sss uenderc apitalitshme,
naturoef t hec lassst ruggtlhee,r evolutiopnaarrtyay n d
itsr elationwsihtihpt het raduen iontsh,e i ntellectuals,
cultureed,u catisocni,e ncThee. bookq uoteesx tensively
fromt hew hole" raonfGg rea msciw'osr k- toa llow
Gramsctio ' s peafko rh imsel-f'w itha linking
commentarbyy Pozzoliwnhii cha voidpsr ejudgement
or dogmatiicn terpretation.
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Contents
Translatnoort'es pageXl
IntroducttoiE onng liesdhi tion Xlll
Preface 21
I Gramscil'isf e 25
II Theb ourgeoain:ldit eh ep roletasroicaita;l ainsdmf reedom58
III Thec onceopftc lasasn dt hec lassst ruggle 67
IV Thep olitisctarlu ggtlheep: a rttyh,eu nitoyf
thew orking dass moavnedtm heenc to nqueosftp ower 76
V Thet raduen ionrse:l atiboentsw eetnh et raduen ions
andt hep arty 89
VI Workerasn dp easants 96
VII Thei ntellecatnudta hleso rganisaotfic ounl ture 107
VIII Internatiroenlaalt iocnosl;o nipaelo plaensd c ountries1 17
IX Religifoeuesl icnagt,h olicainsdsm e cularism 123
X Educatimoans;s m ediat;h ef amilayn dw omeni ns ociet1y3 2
XI Scientriefisc( h: arc 142
Bibliograpghuiicdael 146
Selebcitb liography 155
Index 156
Translator's note
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int heo riginEanlg.l isehq uivaleonft tsh ev ariocuosl lectainodn s
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andt heO rgnaisaiotno fC ulture.
IlR isorgimeTnhteR oi sorgimento.
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onM achiaveolnlP io,l itaincdso nt heM odern State.
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Lettedraelc arceLreet tefrrso mP rison.
Scritgitaiv anEialrilW yr itings.
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IlG riddae lP apalToh eC ryo ft heP eople.
AvantFio!r ward!
UnitUan ity.
XII TRANSLATOR'S NOTE
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1 monaci diP ascaPla scaMlo'nsk s.
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Question.
N eutralaitttai evda0 p eranAtcet ivaen dW orkinNge utrality.
La citftuat uTrhae F uturCei ty.
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SocialPiasrtt y.
11p rogramdmeal l'OrNduionveo T heP rogrammoefL 'OrdiNnueo vo.
1 communiset Iiee leziTohneiC ommunisatnsd t heE lections
Operaei c ontadWionrik erasn dP easants.
Oppresesdio ppressOoprpir essaenddO ppressors.
Come devee ssefrae ttuon giornalceo mmunisHtoaw a Communist
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