Italian Regionalism
History, Identity and Politics
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:1st Sep '96
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Also available in hardback, 9781859731314 GBP50.00 (September, 1996)
This interdisciplinary study examines the nature of Italian regionalism since the formation of the modern Italian nation state, from historical, political and linguistic perspectives.The debate on Italian regionalism has received renewed impetus from the disintegration of the First Republic and the emergence of the Northern League. In this important study, leading scholars of Italian history, politics, sociology and linguistics examine the nature of Italian regionalism since the formation of the modern Italian nation state. This is the first English-language book to explore the Italian concept of regionalism in all its ramifications.Topics include: the nature and problems of Italian regionalism in context; the historical background of the period up to 1945; critical overviews of regionalism since the establishment of the Republic; the relationship between dialect, language and Italian regionalism; and an examination of the origins of the Northern Leagues, their growing power, and their contribution to the crisis of the Republic. Contributors: Adrian Lyttelton, John Davis, Anna Laura Lepschy, Giulio Lepschy, Martin Clark, Percy Allum, Ilvo Diamanti, Joseph Farrell, David Hine, Anna Cento Bull, Miriam Voghera
'an important addition to scholarship on Italian history, politics and social anthropology, as well as a contribution to our understanding of the Italian concept of regionalism from different perspectives. [...] From an anthropological point of view, this reader may represent a landmark for future case studies on the ways in which the ideologies of the autonomist movements are received and interpreted by the people involved.'Journal of Cambridge Anthropology'an interesting book which will be appreciated by political scientists and political sociologists in search of longitudinal perspectives, and by all readers who believe in interdisciplinary work.'South European Society and Politics
ISBN: 9781859731567
Dimensions: 216mm x 138mm x 12mm
Weight: unknown
224 pages