An Introduction to Antonio Gramsci: His Life, Thought and Legacy

by George Hoare and Nathan Sperber

This is a concise introduction to the life and work of the Italian militant and political thinker, Antonio Gramsci. As head of the Italian Communist Party in the 1920s, Gramsci was arrested and condemned to 20 years' imprisonment by Mussolini's fascist regime. It was during this imprisonment that Gramsci wrote his famous Prison Notebooks - over 2,000 pages of profound and influential reflections on history, culture, politics, philosophy and revolution...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472572777
• ISBN13: 9781472572776
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.7"