Between Hollywood and Moscow: The Italian Communists and the Challenge of Mass Culture, 19431991 (American Encounters/Global Interactions)

"Between Hollywood and Moscowis an outstanding work that treats the effects of modernization and the development of a mass consumer society in Italy in an original and illuminating manner. It restores a sense of the importance of culture as an integral part of political strategizing and communicates the shifting meanings of culture over four decades of Italian history."-Ruth Ben-Ghiat, New York UniversityStephen Gundle is the author of 'Between Hollywood and Moscow: The Italian Communists and the Challenge of Mass Culture, 19431991 (American Encounters/Global Interactions)', published 2000 under ISBN 9780822325307 and ISBN 0822325306.