Bilanci per nuovi percorsi di storia del lavoro (dimenticando il marxismo)

The first part of this contribution is devoted to a critical analysis of Le libertà del lavoro, second volume of the series Quaderni dell società italiana di storia del lavoro, edited by Laura Cerasi. The second part focuses on a theme neglected in that volume: the need for a re-assessment ofnd of Marxism as a condition for a fresh look at the nature and role of socio-economic conflict. [Publisher's text].