Politics and ideology in the Italian workers' movement Book

	Acknowledgements
	Note on Translation
	Introduction	1
Pt. I	The Immediate Postwar Years: From Unity to Secession	5
1	A United Labour Confederation: An Accommodation of Minds and Wills	7
2	The Cgil Unitaria: A Highly Centralised Structure	25
3	The Catholic Secession and the Formation of Rival Confederations	37
Pt. II	The 1950s: Years of Division and Rival Ideologies	51
4	A Weak and Divided Movement: Political and Economic Constraints	53
5	The Cisl in Search of a Distinctive Identity	69
6	The Cgil: The Return to Class Politics, Defeat and Self-Criticism	81
7	Conclusion: Ending the Fifties with Lessons Learned	95
Pt. III	1960-7: The Rediscovery of Common Ground	99
8	A Changing Political and Industrial Scene	101
9	Values and Perspectives in Transition	118
10	Unity: The Emergence of a Difficult Agenda	130
Pt. IV	The Social Consolidation of the Workers' Movement	139
11	The Unforgettable Autumn of '69	141
12	The Consolidation of Representation in the Workplace	156
13	Broadening the Sphere of Action: From Workplace to Society	167
14	The Question of Unity: Political Parties and Hidden Agendas	182
Pt. V	The Years of Centre-Stage Performance	195
15	Changes in Economic Patterns and Employer Behaviour in the 1970s	197
16	The Effects of the Sindacato's New Centralised Role	209
17	Some Regional and Sectoral Developments	220
18	The Problems of a Soggetto Politico	231
Pt. VI	The Sindacato Since 1980: Years of Crisis and Reappraisal	249
19	The Changing Shape of Industrial Relations	251
20	Some Repercussions within the Movement	263
21	The Crisis of Representation	273
22	Which Way Forward?	292
	Appendix	321
	Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations	335
	Bibliography	345
	Index	361