LEVY, Carl. "Currents of Italian Syndicalism before 1926"

Italy. History of Anarchism. 20th Century Society. Bourgeoisie, Middle-class * bibliographie Society. Working Class rural and peasant struggles

International Review of Social History [Great Britain] 2000 45(2): 209-250.
The syndicalist movement drew support from country and city workers, but also middle-class intellectuals. Anarchism and republicanism were some of the philosophical sources. The article also discusses the effectiveness of the movement and its decline.