Women and the Reinvention of the Political - Feminism in Italy, 1968-1983 (Hardcover)

This volume offers the first source-based and internationally contextualised analysis of the feminist movement that swept 1970s Italy. It presents a new interpretation of its origins, development, and long-term impact. The book marks a breakthrough in three areas. Firstly, it transforms our understanding of Italian politics and society during the crisis of the long 1970s, an era with a legacy that is strongly contested today, by focusing on the relation between political conflict and gender roles. Secondly, the book opens up new questions in the emerging international historiography on second-wave feminism. While this literature continues largely to be written from a North American, British or French perspective, Italy as a semi-peripheral country uniquely offers a view on how transnational connections and local circumstances interact. Thirdly, it engages with feminist debate and theory, by historically contextualising the politics of sexual difference, usually associated with Italian feminism, and by investigating what it meant on a practical level.The spectacular rise of the 1970s feminist movement as one of the largest and most diverse post-1945 social movements in the Western world sharply contrasts with its apparent defeat today. Yet, as the country enters the post-Berlusconi era, a critical investigation of the history of feminism is timely. Avoiding hyperbolic narratives regarding defeat or victory, this book interrogates the specific, differentiated, and complex legacies of 1970s feminism today - a concern that resonates well beyond Italy. The analysis is based on case studies from Rome, Turin and Naples, and integrates material from original interviews with extensive archival study.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Research in Gender and History
Release date:	July 2014
First published:	2014
Authors:	Maud Anne Bracke
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	270
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-73402-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > Feminism Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN:	0-415-73402-9
Barcode:	9780415734028

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