▁rim and ata : ▁D oman de ▁di ▁o ggi ▁agli ▁ingles i ▁del ▁primo ▁N ove cent o ▁( 1 9 8 5 ), ▁a ▁study ▁of ▁English ▁working ▁class ▁movements ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁F oa ▁played ▁an ▁active ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁re - th inking ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁left ▁and ▁took ▁a ▁keen ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁deb ates ▁within ▁the ▁Italian ▁Commun ist ▁Party . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁Senator ▁from ▁the ▁P CI ’ s ▁list ▁of ▁candidates . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁F oa ▁retired , ▁div iding ▁his ▁time ▁between ▁Rome ▁and ▁Form ia . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁last ▁public ▁appearances ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁when ▁F oa ▁joined ▁the ▁“ Man ifest azione ▁dei ▁G iro ton di ”, ▁a ▁sp ont aneous ▁civil ▁movement ▁that ▁developed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 – 2 0 0 3 ▁in ▁several ▁Italian ▁towns . ▁ ▁Def ined ▁as ▁" the ▁critical ▁voice ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁left ", ▁F oa ▁devoted ▁his ▁life ▁to ▁Italian ▁and ▁European ▁politics ▁in ▁their ▁wid est ▁sense , ▁and ▁constantly ▁expressed ▁his ▁confidence ▁in ▁the ▁young . ▁From ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁trade ▁un ions , ▁to ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁science ▁in ▁our ▁contemporary ▁society , ▁F oa ’ s ▁interests ▁emb rac ed ▁cru cial ▁aspects ▁of ▁modern ▁life ▁and