¿Alienated, Rebels, or Revolutionaries? Italian Communism and the Challenge of Youth Cultures, 1960-1966

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Published 13-03-2015
Mauro Pasqualini

Abstract

The article studies the responses to the «youth question» within Vie Nuove, a weekly linked to the Italian Communist Party during the 1960s. It shows that the editors' reactions changed within a short period of time. While during the first years the journal focused on generational continuity as synonym of political virtue, later on it started to discuss about the merits of more iconoclastic attitudes by young people. The article stresses the heterogeneity of positions within this group of Italian communists, and their interest, and difficulty, to understand the new youth cultures.

 
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Keywords

Youth Cultures, 1960s, Italian Communist Party, History of Italy

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