La Grande Italia : the myth of the nation in the twentieth century
This book 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, the author describes a 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. His definition of "Italians" encompasses the whole range of political, cultural, and social actors: Liberals and Catholics, Monarchists and Republicans, Fascists and Socialists
Print Book, English, ©2009
University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, Wis., ©2009
History
xiv, 406 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
9780299228101, 9780299228149, 029922810X, 0299228142
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The fatherland of the Italians
Which Italy?
The fascist nation
No-man's land
The country of political parties
Originally published as La grande Italia : ascesa e declino del mito della nazione nel ventesimo secolo. Milano : Mondadori, 1997