ITAL 20X Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Christian Communism, Anti-Communism, Political Corruption
Document Summary
Italy in the post war period: catholic and communist cultures. Quizzes are based on the textbook and the movies. Strong political views toward the unification process. Fight against fascism during wwii showed sharp political cleavages. Resistance wanted to fight the nazis and support mussolini. Political cultures born in their relation to the fascist experience. Us had a huge aversion to communism. Us giving lots of money to support the christians and democrats, soviet. Lack of a shared italian political culture dominance of party ideologies instead. Abolishment of the dominant economic structure based on land and ownership. Attacking catholic values, since land ownership is central to their values. Creation of an italian communism as opposed to international communism. Parties are not engaging people to their ideas. Outskirts of rome is run down with lots of open space. Those who live downtown were able to afford their homes. Neorealism: intellectual approach to art in order to show the real side of life.
