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Italian Women at War - Sisters in Arms from the Unification to the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
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Italian Women at War - Sisters in Arms from the Unification to the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
Series: The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Italian Studies
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Italian Women at War: Sisters in Arms from Unification to the
Twentieth Century offers diverse perspectives on Italian women's
participation in war and conflict throughout Italy's modern
history, contributing to the ongoing scholarly conversation on this
topic. Part one of the book focuses on heroines who fought for
Italy's Unification and on the anti-heroines, or brigantesse, who
opposed such a momentous change. Part two considers exceptional
individuals, such as Eva Kuhn Amendola, who combatted both with her
body and her pen, as well as collective female efforts during the
world wars, whether military or civilian. In part three, where the
context is twentieth-century society, the focus shifts to those
women engaged in less conventional conflicts who resorted to
different forms of revolt, including active non-violence. All of
the women presented across these chapters engage in combat to
protest a particular state of affairs and effect change, yet their
weapons range from the literal, like Peppa La Cannoniera's cannon,
to the metaphorical, like Letizia Battaglia's camera. Several of
the essays in this volume discuss fictional heroines who appear in
works of literature and film, though all are based on actual women
and reference real historical contexts. Italian Women at War
furthers the efforts begun decades ago to recognize Italian women
combatants, especially in light of the recent anniversary of the
Unification in 2011 and global discussions regarding the role of
women in the military. Its aim is not to glorify violence and war,
but to celebrate the active role of Italian women in the evolution
of their nation and to demystify the idea of the woman warrior, who
has always been viewed either as an extraordinary, almost mythical
creature or as an affront to the traditional feminine identity.
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