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Disastro! Disasters in Italy Since 1860
. Ed(S): Dickie, John; Foot, John; Snowden, Frank M.
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Description for Disastro! Disasters in Italy Since 1860
Hardback. There is no European society whose modern history has been more deeply marked by disasters, both natural and social, than has Italy's. This volume brings new research on all aspects of the Italian experience of disaster from unification to the present day. Editor(s): Dickie, John; Foot, John; Snowden, Frank M. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLW; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 516.
There is no European society whose modern history has been more deeply marked by disasters, both natural and social, than has Italy's. Disasters test the social fabric and the political system to their limits. Survival and rebuilding draw on the deepest cultural reserves. This volume brings new research on all aspects of the Italian experience of disaster from unification to the present day. The book is a significant contribution both to the understanding of Italian history, and to the study of the impact of disasters on society.
There is no European society whose modern history has been more deeply marked by disasters, both natural and social, than has Italy's. Disasters test the social fabric and the political system to their limits. Survival and rebuilding draw on the deepest cultural reserves. This volume brings new research on all aspects of the Italian experience of disaster from unification to the present day. The book is a significant contribution both to the understanding of Italian history, and to the study of the impact of disasters on society.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
351
Condition
New
Number of Pages
342
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312239602
SKU
V9780312239602
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Dickie, John; Foot, John; Snowden, Frank M.
JOHN DICKIE is Senior Lecturer in Italian at University College London and is the author of Darkest Italy: The Nation and Stereotypes of the Mezzogiorno, 1860-1900. JOHN FOOT is British Academy Research Fellow in the Department of Italian, University College London. FRANK M. SNOWDEN is Professor of History at Yale University. His publications include Violence and Great Estates ... Read more
Reviews for Disastro! Disasters in Italy Since 1860
'John Dickie's research offers one of the most acute and original analyses of the way the idea of Southern Italy has been constructed in the contemporary era. An innovative contribution by a perceptive member of a new generation of British historians who, in recent years, have helped change the way Italy has traditionally been represented.' - Piero Bevilacqua, Professore Ordinario ... Read more