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Antonio Gramsci
Antonio Gramsci
Born	22 January 1891; Ales, Sardinia, Italy
Died	27 April 1937; Rome, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Known for	Theory of cultural hegemony; Writing the Prison Notebooks

Neocolonialism, the Last Stage of Imperialism
Neocolonialism, the Last Stage of Imperialism
Author	Kwame Nkrumah
First published	1965; London
Type	Book

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Antonio Gramsci was an Italian Marxist, one of the founders and leaders of the Italian Communist Party. In 1926, he was imprisoned by Benito Mussolini's fascist regime; he spent the remaining years of his life in prison, eventually dying in 1937 of a mix of several health complications.^[1] In prison, he wrote a famous series of assorted notes and Marxist analyses known as the Prison Notebooks.

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↑ Antonio Gramsci (1971). Selections from the Prison Notebooks: 'Introduction' (pp. xvii–xcvi). New York City: International Publishers. ISBN 071780397X

[1] Antonio Gramsci (1971). Selections from the Prison Notebooks: 'Introduction' (pp. xvii–xcvi). New York City: International Publishers. ISBN 071780397X

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Antonio Gramsci

Born	22 January 1891 Ales, Sardinia, Italy
Died	27 April 1937 Rome, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Known for	Theory of cultural hegemony Writing the Prison Notebooks