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Social movements in Italy, 1968-78

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TLets715426

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Social movements in Italy, 1968-78

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[Thesis]

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Lumley, Robert

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University of Birmingham

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1983

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

Ph.D.

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University of Birmingham

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1983

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The thesis analyses the development of social movements in Italy in the period from 1968 to the end of the following decade, with particular reference to the Milanese experience and a focus on the 1968-9 years. It argues that the late '60's represent a transitional moment; whilst industrial class conflicts dominated oppositional politics in 1968-9, the student movement anticipated the radical redefinitions of politics brought about by the social movements of the 1970's. The changing relationship between social movements and the conceptualisation of social conflicts is the central theme. The thesis is divided into five parts. Part 1 outlines approaches to the analysis of social protest which are considered especially useful because of their concern with agency and the specific dynamics of social movements; Part 2 gives a historical introduction to the origins of the crisis of 1968-9; Part 3 is a case study of the student movement, and Part 4 of the workers' movement, both concentrating on the 1968-9 developments in Milan. Part 5 outlines their consequences for the formation of oppositional politics in the 1970's. It returns to the theme of 'old' and 'new' political forms, taking the cases of red terrorism, feminism and youth protest. It is argued that the emergence of new social movements has provoked a fundamental questioning of categories of social analysis with important consequences for both political theory and practice.

D204 Modern History

DE The Mediterranean Region. The Greco-Roman World

HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform

Lumley, Robert

University of Birmingham

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