Gaetano Arfé
Encyclopedia
Gaetano Arfé was an Italian politician, historian, and journalist. From 1966 to 1976 he published the Avanti!
, the official newspaper of the Italian Socialist Party
, whom he represented in the European parliament
from 1979 to 1984. He died at the age of 81 on September 13, 2007 in Naples
.
Avanti! (Italian newspaper)
Avanti! is an Italian daily newspaper, born as the official voice of the Italian Socialist Party, published since December 25, 1896. It took its name from its German counterpart Vorwärts.-History:...
, the official newspaper of the Italian Socialist Party
Italian Socialist Party
The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II...
, whom he represented in the European parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
from 1979 to 1984. He died at the age of 81 on September 13, 2007 in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
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Works
- Storia dell'Avanti! (1958)
- Storia del socialismo italiano 1892-1926 (1965)
- Storia delle idee politiche economiche e sociali (1972) (published in 5 volumes)
- La questione socialista (1986)
- I socialisti del mio secolo (2002)
- Scritti di storia e politica (2005)
Further reading
- Ciro Raia, Gaetano Arfé. Un socialista del mio Paese, Piero Lacaita editore, Manduria-Bari, 2003