Associazione La Comune

Associazione La Comune is an association based in Milan, Italy, that operates a publishing activity under the name Edizioni La Comune. According to its official website, the association began this editorial activity almost twenty years ago, and the proceeds are used to support its social projects — in particular independent-living projects for young people with intellectual disabilities, known as "Le Case Comuni", carried out together with Fondazione La Comune (Abitare Indipendente – Fondazione La Comune). The publishing programme is organised into distinct series. The "Mahabharata" series presents the Indian epic of the same name in a comprehensive Italian version of more than 1,500 pages, described by the publisher as the most extensive edition ever to appear in the Italian language. The "I Classici del Judo" series publishes texts that helped shape the history of European Judo but had never previously been translated into Italian, with the stated aim of gradually closing the cultural gap between Italian Judo and that of other countries. The "Approfondimenti del Budo" series collects previously unpublished texts on the martial arts, and also welcomes proposals from masters and experts, as well as general-interest texts not previously available in Italian. The association's books can be purchased directly from its website or through IBS, where its titles are listed. Contact details published on the site include the telephone number +39 02 4036494 and the email address info@edizionilacomune.com. The organisation is based in Milan, and its editorial identity is closely tied to its social mission: publishing is presented not as an end in itself but as a means of generating funds for independent-living and disability-support projects.

Associazione La Comune is an association based in Milan, Italy. Its public profile is built around a publishing activity carried out under the Edizioni La Comune imprint. The association states on its website that this editorial activity began almost twenty years ago, making publishing a long-running part of its work rather than a recent initiative. The purpose of the publishing programme is explicitly linked to the association's social mission. Funds generated by book sales are used to support social projects, in particular independent-living projects for young people with intellectual disabilities. These projects, called "Le Case Comuni", are realised together with Fondazione La Comune, and are also referred to as "Abitare Indipendente – Fondazione La Comune". This structure places the publishing arm within a broader charitable and social framework rather than treating it as a purely commercial book business. Over time the association developed a distinctive catalogue organised into thematic series. The "Mahabharata" series is dedicated to the Indian epic, published in an Italian version of more than 1,500 pages that the publisher describes as the most extensive ever to appear in Italian. The "I Classici del Judo" series focuses on texts that contributed to the history of European Judo but had not previously been translated into Italian, with the aim of gradually closing what the association describes as a cultural gap between Italian Judo and that of other countries. The "Approfondimenti del Budo" series gathers previously unpublished texts on the martial arts, and the association invites masters and experts to submit proposals; it also includes general-interest texts not previously available in Italian. Distribution is handled through the association's own website, where books can be purchased directly, and through IBS, where its titles are listed. The association publishes contact details including a Milan telephone number and an email address, and its editorial identity remains closely tied to its base in Milan and to the social projects it supports.

• Associazione La Comune begins its publishing activity, according to its website almost twenty years before the site's current text.

• Publication of the Italian edition of the Mahabharata in the "Mahabharata" series, described as over 1,500 pages and the most extensive Italian-language version.

• Launch of the "I Classici del Judo" series to publish previously untranslated texts central to the history of European Judo.

• Launch of the "Approfondimenti del Budo" series for unpublished martial-arts texts and general-interest works new to Italian.

A non-profit-oriented association publisher in Milan that channels book sales into social projects, specialising in Italian-language editions of Judo, Budo and Indian epic literature.

• Mahabharata (Italian edition, "Mahabharata" series)

  Italian edition of the Indian epic, over 1,500 pages, described by the publisher as the most extensive version ever to appear in Italian.

• "I Classici del Judo" series

  Series publishing texts that shaped the history of European Judo but had not previously been translated into Italian.

• "Approfondimenti del Budo" series

  Series collecting previously unpublished texts on the martial arts, open to proposals from masters and experts, plus general-interest texts new to Italian.

1. 1Edizioni La Comune - Milano - Homeedizionilacomune.com
2. 2Associazione La comune - Wikidatawikidata.org