ITALIAN VICES by Silvana Patriarca ( 9780521761017 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

ITALIAN VICES
NATION AND CHARACTER FROM THE RISORGIMENTO TO THE REPUBLIC

By:

Silvana Patriarca

Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0521761018

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9780521761017

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Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

21 January, 2010

Pages:

290

Description:

A fascinating study of national character in modern Italian history that sheds new light on Italian political culture.

Synopsis:

Why do Italians believe that they have a national character and that this character is a major reason for their political woes? Why is their self-image so frequently derogatory? In this meticulous study of the role of national character in Italian political and social discourse, Silvana Patriarca reconstructs the genealogy of a pervasive idea in the culture of modern Italy. Using sources ranging from political pamphlets to newspapers and films, this book shows how self-representations of national character and its vices were shaped by foreign perceptions and stereotypes, internal political struggles, and changing intellectual paradigms. Investigating the politics of these representations, their ideological content, and their uses, the author recasts the study of Italian patriotism and nationalism as discourses and sheds light on Italian political culture and on the rhetoric of nationalism more generally.

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9 b/w illus.

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Cambridge University Press

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