La Grande Italia: The Myth of the Nation in the Twentieth Century - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Emilio GentileSeries:George L. Mosse the History of European Culture, Sexuality, and IdeasPublish date:1988-11-15Pages:432
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University of Wisconsin PressISBN-13:9780299228149ISBN-10:299228142UPC:9780299228149Book Category:Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Political Ideologies, EuropeBook Topic:Nationalism & Patriotism, ItalySize:9.02 x 6.28 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.28Product ID:SCGQW76FWK
La Grande Italia traces the history of the myth of the nation in Italy along the curve of its rise and fall throughout the twentieth century. Starting with the festivities for the fiftieth anniversary of the unification of Italy in 1911 and ending with the centennial celebrations of 1961, Emilio Gentile describes a dense sequence of events: from victorious Italian participation in World War I through the rise and triumph of Fascism to Italy's transition to a republic.
Gentile's definition of "Italians" encompasses the whole range of political, cultural, and social actors: Liberals and Catholics, Monarchists and Republicans, Fascists and Socialists. La Grande Italia presents a sweeping study of the development of Italian national identity in all its incarnations throughout the twentieth century. This important contribution to the study of modern Italian nationalism and the ambition to achieve a "great Italy" between the unification of Italy and the advent of the Italian Republic will appeal to anyone interested in modern European history, Fascism, and nationalism. Best Books for Special Interests, selected by the American Association of School Librarians, and Best Books for Regional General Interests, selected by the Public Library Association
Gentile's definition of "Italians" encompasses the whole range of political, cultural, and social actors: Liberals and Catholics, Monarchists and Republicans, Fascists and Socialists. La Grande Italia presents a sweeping study of the development of Italian national identity in all its incarnations throughout the twentieth century. This important contribution to the study of modern Italian nationalism and the ambition to achieve a "great Italy" between the unification of Italy and the advent of the Italian Republic will appeal to anyone interested in modern European history, Fascism, and nationalism. Best Books for Special Interests, selected by the American Association of School Librarians, and Best Books for Regional General Interests, selected by the Public Library Association
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University of Wisconsin PressISBN-13:9780299228149ISBN-10:299228142UPC:9780299228149Book Category:Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Political Ideologies, EuropeBook Topic:Nationalism & Patriotism, ItalySize:9.02 x 6.28 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.28Product ID:SCGQW76FWK
Emilio Gentile is professor of contemporary history at the University of Rome La Sapienza. He is a distinguished historian of Fascism and totalitarianism, best known for his interpretation of politics as religion. He is the author of several books, including The Sacralization of Politics in Fascist Italy; The Struggle for Modernity: Nationalism, Futurism, and Fascism; The Origins of Fascist Ideology, 1918-1925; and Politics as Religion. Suzanne Dingee and Jennifer Pudney are freelance translators based in Rome, Italy. They have taught English translation at Rome's Advanced School for Interpreters and Translators for more than twenty years and have recently completed translating another work by Emilio Gentile, God's Democracy.
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