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• Notes on Authors
• Introduction
• Italian Society Transformed
• Evolution of the Economy
• Political Development
• Italy and the World since 1945
• Italian Environmental Policies in the post-war period
• The Church in post-war Italy
• The Mafia
• Sport
• Memory and Identity: Popular Culture in post war Italy
• Impegno and the Encounter with Modernity: 'High' Culture in post war Italy
• Conclusion
• Further Reading
• Chronology
• Maps.
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The Short Oxford History of Italy series, in seven volumes, will offer a complete History of Italy from the early middle ages to the present and, in each period, will present the most recent historical perspectives on Italian history. This means setting Italian history in the broader context of European history as a whole. It also means questioning accepted interpretations of Italian history in each of these periods and, in particular, the idea that Italy's history has been significantly different from that of the rest of Europe. Each volume will emphasise how developments in Italy in each period are best understood as variants on broader European patterns of political, economic social and cultural change. Italy since 1945 sets in context the tremendous changes that Italy has undergone in the last 55 years. In place of the land of pizza, sunshine, and soccer, McCarthy describes a developing nation: an economy that has found its own road to success via the piccole imprese with an increasingly strong stockmarket and more sophisticated banking; a dynamic, traditional, family centred society; and a political system struggling to modernize after forty years of Christian Democrat rule and Communist opposition. McCarthy also looks at the role of the Church, including Pius XII's wartime activities and the 'foreign pope', John-Paul II before finally turning to sport in Italy - the only country to have 3 daily newspapers devoted to the subject. Athoritative, accessible, and absorbing, the book examines modern Italy through the eyes of 10 leading commentators and explores the Italian experience in the wider context of both the nation's past and its wider contemporary European position.
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Questo lavoro è uno studio (preparatorio) dei rapporti tra esistenzialismo e letteratura italiana nel Novecento secondo un approccio geo-critico, che mira a indagare i rapporti genetici tra letteratura e filosofia. Nel primo capitolo delineo la metodologia critica adottata nel lavoro e i problemi storico-interpretativi che fino ad oggi hanno impedito una lettura di questo genere, attraverso la costruzione di un modello spaziale che tocca quattro città italiane e i rispettivi autori: Milano (Antonia Pozzi e Vittorio Sereni); Firenze (Mario Luzi, Piero Bigongiari, Alessandro Parronchi); Torino (Cesare Pavese, Italo Calvino, Beppe Fenoglio); Padova (Andrea Zanzotto). Il secondo capitolo, che costituisce il cuore della tesi, è dedicato alla poesia di Pozzi e Sereni, e di come Antonio Banfi, Enzo Paci -- e dunque Husserl, Heidegger e Jaspers -- abbiano formato e influenzato la loro poetica. Attraverso un'analisi testuale, ho cercato di far emergere gli elementi di continuità, discontinuità e di novità tra i poeti e filosofi presi in esame, e quali sono le conseguenze sul piano estetico dell'incontro tra poesia, esistenzialismo, fenomenologia e relazionismo.

• Introduction Andrea Mammone, Ercole Giap Parini and Giuseppe A. Veltri
• Section I : Old and new tensions in the contemporary Italian society
• 1. A New Southern Question? Iain Chambers, Universita degli Studi di Napoli L'Orientale
• 2. Cultural Values: Differences Across Italian Regions Giuseppe A. Veltri, Leicester University
• 3. Emigration and Italy: A Continuing History? Guido Tintori, Leiden University and Michele Colucci, Istituto di studi sulle societa del Mediterraneo, CNR
• 4. Racism in Italy: Carl Levy, Goldsmiths, University of London
• 5. Role and Perceptions of Women in Contemporary Italy Elisabetta Ruspini, Universita di Milano Bicocca
• 6. Youth's Condition Gianluca Argentin, Universita di Milano Bicocca
• 7. "Mafie:" A National Phenomenon Ercole Giap Parini, Universita della Calabria
• Section II : Democratic life and institutions
• 7. Institutions and the Political System: a Story of Failure Martin Bull, University of Salford
• 8. The (missing) renewal of the political class Luca Verzichelli, Universita di Siena
• 9. Media, Politics and Society Cinzia Padovani, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
• 10. Italy meets Europe: Elites, Citizens and Institutions Nicolo Conti, Universita Unitelma Sapienza di Roma
• 11. Religion and the State Donatella Loprieno, Universita della Calabria
• Section III: Politics
• 12. Parties, People and the "Geography of Politics" John Agnew, UCLA
• 13. The Political Right: Francesco Raniolo, Universita della Calabria and Marco Tarchi, Universita di Firenze
• 14. Left and Center-Left: Evolution, Crisis, Future Perspectives: Marc Lazar, Science Po Paris and Lilia Giugni, Science Po Paris
• 15. Christian Democracy in the "Second Republic": Between anachronism and niche identity Mark Donovan, Cardiff University
• 16. The Northern League Anna Cento Bull, University of Bath
• 17. Magistrates joining politics: Antonio Di Pietro and Italy of Values Jim Newell, University of Salford
• 18. Social Movements Italian-Style: From the No-Global to Beppe Grillo Mario Diani, ICREA-Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona and Maria Fabbri Sociolab, Firenze
• Section IV : The Italian Welfare and Economy
• 19. Welfare in Italy Julia Lynch and Peter Ceretti, University of Pennsylvania
• 20. Clientelism and Corruption Jean-Louis Briquet, Sciences Po, Paris
• 21. Political Institutions and Growth Leone Leonida, Queen Mary, Dario Maimone Ansaldo Patti, Universita di Messina and Pietro Navarra, LSE/Messina
• 22. Italian Firms Raoul Minetti, Michigan State University
• 23. Banking Sector: Ownership, Profits and Competition Alsonfina Iona and Leone Leonida, Queen Mary, University of London
• Section V: Memories
• 24. Cinema, Memorial Narratives and Identity Paolo Jedlowski, Universita della Calabria
• 25. The Risorgimento in Italian History, Politics and Memory AnnaRita Gori, ICS Lisbon
• 26. Fascism and Anti-Fascism Phil Cooke, University of Strathclyde
• 27. The Colonial Past Roberta Pergher, University of Kansas.
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The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Italy provides a comprehensive account of Italy and Italian politics in the 21st Century. Featuring contributions from many leading scholars in the field, this Handbook is comprised of 28 chapters which are organized to deliver unparalleled analysis of Italian society, politics and culture. A wide range of topics are covered, including: * Politics and economy, and their impact on Italian society * Parties and new politics * Regionalism and migrations * Public memories * Continuities and transformations in contemporary Italian society. This is an essential reference work for scholars and students of Italian and Western European society, politics, and history.
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• Introduction
• Chapter One: From the French Revolution to Napoleon
• Chapter Two: The Age of the Restoration
• Chapter Three: Giuseppe Mazzini and his Opponents
• Chapter Four: Cavour and Piedmont
• Chapter Five: Garibaldi and the South
• Chapter Six: Politics in the Era of Depretis and Crispi: 1870-96
• Chapter Seven: Religion and Society 1789-1892
• Chapter Eight: Culture and High Society 1796-1896
• Chapter Nine: Economy, Society, and the State
• Further Reading
• Chronology
• Glossary
• Maps
• Index.
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The Short Oxford History of Italy series, in seven volumes, will offer a complete History of Italy from the early middle ages to the present and, in each period, will present the most recent historical perspectives on Italian history. This means setting Italian history in the broader context of European history as a whole. It also means questioning accepted interpretations of Italian history in each of these periods and, in particular, the idea that Italy's history has been significantly different from that of the rest of Europe. Each volume will emphasise how developments in Italy in each period are best understood as variants on broader European patterns of political, economic social and cultural change. This volume covers the period from the French Revolution to the end of the Nineteenth Century. Consisting of nine essays written by leading British and American historians, the volume shows how Italy's unexpected political unification and independence were inseparable from the impact of the broader processes of modernisation that were changing the face of Europe and the fabric of European society. The social and political tensions that fuelled the struggles for independence were rooted in Italy's difficult modernisation, which continued thereafter to threaten the consolidation of the new Italian state. But Italy's difficult modernisation did not preclude real change, and although Italy entered the twentieth century as a highly imperfect democracy it was not noticeably more imperfect, illiberal or divided than its nineteenth century European counter-parts, nor did the new challenges posed by the rise of mass society make fascism an inevitable outcome of the Risorgimento. Italy in the Nineteenth Century provides both the general and specialist reader with a critical but concise introduction to the most recent historical debates and perspectives.
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