La Grande Italia - The Myth of the Nation in the Twentieth Century (Paperback, 2, from an Out)

"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.
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General

Imprint:	University of Wisconsin Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	George L. Mosse Series In Modern European Cultural and Intellectual History
Release date:	December 2008
First published:	February 2009
Authors:	Emilio Gentile
Translators:	Suzanne Dingee • Jennifer Pudney
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	432
Edition:	2, from an Out
ISBN-13:	978-0-299-22814-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	0-299-22814-2
Barcode:	9780299228149

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