Books by Donald Sassoon

With unique authority and unparalleled scholarship, Sassoon traces the fortunes of the political parties of the left in Western Europe across 14 countries, covering the fortunes of socialism from the rise of the Bolsheviks through two World Wars to the revival of feminism and the arrival of "green" politics.

This text provides a detailed study of the social and economic structures that underpin the Italian political system. This edition covers the 1994 election results and the rise of Belusconi's "Forza Italia", and the impact of European integration.