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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824113503321

Autore

JoseĢ€ Juan

Titolo

The PCI artists : antifascism and communism in Italian art, 1944-1951 / / by Juan Jose Gomez Gutierrez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2015

2015

ISBN

1-4438-8214-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Disciplina

569.9

Soggetti

Fossil hominids

Human evolution

Prehistoric peoples

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the artistic policies of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) during the early post-war years (1944-1951), after the defeat of Fascism in Europe and the outbreak of the Cold War. It brings together theoretical debates on artists' political engagement and an extensive critical apparatus, providing the reader with an historical framework for wider reflections on the relationship between art and politics. After 1944, the PCI became the biggest Communist organisation in the West, placing Italy in an ambiguous position regarding the other European countries. Nevertheless, the immedi