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Women of a Certain Age
Rita C. Cavigioli
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Hardback. Situated at the crossroads of gender studies, narratology, and cultural studies, this book investigates the impact that the demographic and cultural revolutions of the last century have had on Italian womens life courses. Series: The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Italian Studies. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 576.
Situated at the crossroads of gender studies, narratology, and cultural studies, this book investigates the impact that the demographic and cultural revolutions of the last century have had on Italian womens' life courses. The chronological focus of this study is the 1990s, a decade located at the end of a century deeply marked by womens' search for identity, their growth as historical subjects, and the demographic explosion of older women in Italy's population. The authors critical response is directed toward sensitizing readers of Italian womens fiction to a life-course perspective and guiding their responses to the age-based constructions ... Read more
Situated at the crossroads of gender studies, narratology, and cultural studies, this book investigates the impact that the demographic and cultural revolutions of the last century have had on Italian womens' life courses. The chronological focus of this study is the 1990s, a decade located at the end of a century deeply marked by womens' search for identity, their growth as historical subjects, and the demographic explosion of older women in Italy's population. The authors critical response is directed toward sensitizing readers of Italian womens fiction to a life-course perspective and guiding their responses to the age-based constructions ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
Series
The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Italian Studies
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Cranbury, United States
ISBN
9781611473070
SKU
V9781611473070
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99-15
About Rita C. Cavigioli
Rita C. Cavigioli is assistant professor of Italian for the Department of Romance Literatures, joint clinical assistant professor for the School of Nursing, and director of education at the Center of Excellence on Aging of University of Missouri-Columbia.
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