Piero Gobetti and the Politics of Liberal Revolution

Piero Gobetti was a radical liberal and critic of Italian politics in the years after World War I, he proposed 'revolutionary liberalism', which guided his opposition to Fascism and inspired key figures in the Italian Resistance. Accessible but critical, this volume is offers a balanced assessment of his enduring significance.

Liberalism and the Italian Crisis Idealism and Renewal Liberty and Discipline: Gramsci and the Factory Council Movement Liberal Revolution: Towards a New Elite Contesting Fascism, Defending Liberalism Politicizing Liberalism: Gobetti's Italian Legacy Liberty and Conflict: An 'Agonistic' Liberalism