Renewing Italian Socialism Nenni to Craxi [Hardcover]

The first comprehensive history of Italian Socialism in English, this book ranges from the defeat of Socialism by Mussolini in 1926 to its resurgence as a powerful force in Italian politics today. Di Scala has not only combed the archives of Italy and America, but also interviewed an array of prominent Italian and American sources, providing testimonies that are themselves likely to become important historical documents. His sweeping, intensive survey sheds new light on important Socialists such as Rodolfo Morandi and Pietro Nenni, and highlights the tremendous accomplishments of Italy's first Socialist prime minister, Bettino Craxi. Di Scala demonstrates that through a remarkable intellectual and political revival, the Socialists overcame their subjection by the Communists and Christian Democrats and went on to radically transform the politics, economy, and international affairs of modern Italy.

One of the most complete works available to date in English on the history of the Italian Socialist Party....[It] is also a welcome contribution to the understanding of modern Italian politics. --Italian Politics & Society

As far as events of the last twenty years are concerned, there are few book even among the works of Italian authors which are based upon such a detailed and deep investigation. --Il Messaggero(Rome)

As an account of the PSI's role in Italian politics in the last fifty years, this work is indispensable. --Annals of the American Academy

A provocative, well-researched history of the PSI. --Journal of European Economic History

A detailed account of [the Italian Socialist] party's history from the 1930s to the present....An excellent history. --CHOICE

A welcome is due this scholarly history of modern Italian socialism. --Christian Science Monitor

Spencer M. Di Scala is repidly becoming the premier historian of Italian socialism in thels*