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Catholics and Communists in Twentieth-Century Italy

Between Conflict and Dialogue

Professor Daniela Saresella (University of Milan, Italy)

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English
Bloomsbury Academic
22 April 2021
Catholics and Communists in Twentieth-Century Italy explores the critical moments in the relationship between the Catholic world and the Italian left, providing unmatched insight into one of the most significant dynamics in political and religious history in Italy in the last hundred years.

The book covers the Catholic Communist movement in Rome (1937-45), the experience of the Resistenza, the governmental collaboration between the Catholic Party (DC) and the Italian Communist Party (PCI) until 1947, and the dialogue between some of the key figures in both spheres in the tensest years of the Cold War. Daniela Saresella even goes on to consider the legacy that these interactions have left in Italy in the 21st century.

This pioneering study is the first on the subject in the English language and is of vital significance to historians of modern Italy and the Church alike.

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Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm, 
Weight:   386g
ISBN:   9781350245051
ISBN 10:   1350245054
Pages:   240
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Introduction 1. Christianity and Socialism in Italy: The First Period 2. Catholic Anti-Fascists and their Relationship to the Left-Wing World 3. From Catholic Communists to the New Openness to Centre-Left Governments 4. Changing Times 5. The Long Seventies 6. The Political System Heads towards Crisis 7. On the End of the First and Second Millennium Conclusion Bibliography Index

Daniela Saresella is Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Milan, Italy.

Reviews for Catholics and Communists in Twentieth-Century Italy: Between Conflict and Dialogue

Daniela Saresella's Catholics and Communists in Twentieth-Century Italy is a ground-breaking and extremely well-documented book. * EuropeNow * Daniela Saresella takes readers on an illuminating journey in the Italian Catholic political world, focusing especially on those many voices that from the late 19th century onward sought a dialogue with Communists and Socialists. Her insightful and broad-ranging book is a precious addition to the scholarship on 20th-century Italy and an indispensable read to comprehend the crucial role played by Catholics in Italian political and social life. * Ilaria Favretto, Professor of Contemporary European History, Kingston University, UK * A rich, detailed, and fascinating compendium to one of the most significant threads in modern Italian history: how Catholics and the political Left saw one another, interacted, and on occasion collaborated very productively. This book is an important contribution to a burgeoning transnational conversation that has revealed how the entanglement of religion and political economy helped to shape the 20th century. * Piotr H. Kosicki, Associate Professor of History, University of Maryland, USA and author of 'Catholics on the Barricades' (2018) *


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