Between Hollywood and Moscow by Stephen Gundle

Between Hollywood and Moscow by Stephen Gundle

A study of the cultural policies and activities of the Italian Communist Party, following the collapse of fascism and the struggle with popular consumer culture that led to its demise in 1991. This book is intended to those with an interest in modern Italy, the European left, political science, and media studies.

“The book is an original contribution to knowledge based on a prodigious amount of research. . . A significant achievement.” -- Stephen Hellman * International History Review *
“Stephen Gundle's book is a highly original contribution to our knowledge of the culture and politics of modern Italy, combining as it does theoretical sophistication with extensive empirical research.”—Paul Ginsborg, Universita degli Studi di Firenze
“Between Hollywood and Moscow is an outstanding work that treats the effects of modernization and the development of a mass consumer society in Italy in an original and illuminating manner. It restores a sense of the importance of culture as an integral part of political strategizing and communicates the shifting meanings of culture over four decades of Italian history.”—Ruth Ben-Ghiat, New York University
"A comprehensive account of the cultural policies of the Italian Communist Party. This is a very useful book containing much relevant information on a surprisingly under-researched topic." -- Donald Sassoon * Modern Italy *
“Between Hollywood and Moscow makes an original contribution to the study of the PCI and post-war Italy in general from a cultural point of view, and reveals the importance of specific cultural strategies and transformations in the political history of the PCI.”—John Dickie, University College, London

Stephen Gundle is Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Italian at Royal Holloway, the University of London.

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ISBN 13	9780822325635
ISBN 10	0822325632
Title	Between Hollywood and Moscow
Author	Stephen Gundle
Series	American Encounters Global Interactions
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Duke University Press
Year published	2000-12-04
Number of pages	280
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