Showing posts with label Italian Politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Italian Politics. Show all posts

Thursday, March 5, 2009

MORE Perry Anderson on Italian politics!

Haven't read yet, but plan to comment sometime thereafter.

Here it is.

I'm interested to see how the experience of the Italian Left in the 20th century can shed light on current electoral developments in our country. More on that soon.

While I'm posting about Perry Anderson, check out the following other goodies:

- This video-interview with him at UC, Berkeley.
- His article in NLR "On the Conjuncture" which appeared last Spring and dealt broadly with the world-political situation and prospects of the Left at that moment (what's amazing to me is how dated this piece has become in the short period of a year!).

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Thursday, February 19, 2009

Perry Anderson on Italy

Wonderful piece on Italy by Perry Anderson in the newest LRB. As usual, the analysis is historically informed, politically sharp and erudite.

Haven't read yet, but Eric Hobsbawm has a piece in the new LRB as well.

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