▁of ▁Sav ona ) ▁as ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁wealth y ▁land owner , ▁Alberto , ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁a ▁Sales ian ▁college ▁in ▁Var az ze , ▁and ▁completed ▁his ▁school ing ▁at ▁the ▁" Ch i ab rera " ▁ly ce um ▁( high ▁school ) ▁in ▁Sav ona . ▁ ▁His ▁philosophy ▁teacher ▁was ▁Adel chi ▁Bar at ono , ▁a ▁reform ist ▁social ist ▁who ▁contributed ▁to ▁his ▁approach ▁to ▁social ism ▁and ▁probably ▁introduced ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁inner ▁circles ▁of ▁the ▁Lig ur ian ▁labour ▁movements . ▁P ert ini ▁obtained ▁a ▁Law ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Gen oa . ▁ ▁A ged ▁ 1 9 ▁when ▁Italy ▁entered ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Tri ple ▁Ent ente , ▁P ert ini ▁opposed ▁the ▁war , ▁but ▁non eth eless ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁army ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁and ▁was ▁decor ated ▁for ▁bra very . ▁After ▁the ▁arm ist ice ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Unit ary ▁Social ist ▁Party , ▁PS U , ▁then ▁he ▁settled ▁in ▁Florence ▁where ▁he ▁also ▁graduated ▁in ▁political ▁science ▁with ▁a ▁th esis ▁entitled ▁La ▁Cooper azione ▁(" Co operation "; ▁ 1 9 2 4 ). ▁While ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁P ert ini ▁also ▁came ▁into ▁contact ▁with ▁people ▁such ▁as ▁Ga et ano ▁Salv em ini , ▁the ▁brothers ▁Carlo ▁and ▁N ello ▁Ross elli , ▁and ▁Ern esto ▁Ros si . ▁P ert