Name: La Grande Italia: The Rise and Fall of the Myth of the Nation in the Twentieth Century (George l. Mosse Series in Modern European Cultural and Intellectual History)
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Author: Emilio Gentile
ISBN: 9780299228149

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La Grande Italia: The Rise and Fall of the Myth of the Nation in the Twentieth Century (George l. Mosse Series in Modern European Cultural and Intellectual History)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Emilio Gentile

Publisher

University Of Wisconsin Press

Year

2008

Language

English

Pages

432

Format

Paperback

Weight

ISBN

0299228142

ISBN13

9780299228149

Edition No.

Synopsis "La Grande Italia: The Rise and Fall of the Myth of the Nation in the Twentieth Century (George l. Mosse Series in Modern European Cultural and Intellectual History) "

La Grande Italia traces the history of the myth of the nation in Italy along the curve of its rise and fall throughout the twentieth century. Starting with the festivities for the fiftieth anniversary of the unification of Italy in 1911 and ending with the centennial celebrations of 1961, Emilio Gentile describes a dense sequence of events: from victorious Italian participation in World War I through the rise and triumph of Fascism to Italy’s transition to a republic. Gentile’s definition of “Italians” encompasses the whole range of political, cultural, and social actors: Liberals and Catholics, Monarchists and Republicans, Fascists and Socialists. La Grande Italia presents a sweeping study of the development of Italian national identity in all its incarnations throughout the twentieth century. This important contribution to the study of modern Italian nationalism and the ambition to achieve a “great Italy” between the unification of Italy and the advent of the Italian Republic will appeal to anyone interested in modern European history, Fascism, and nationalism.Best Books for Special Interests, selected by the American Association of School Librarians, and Best Books for Regional General Interests, selected by the Public Library Association

Emilio Gentile

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Emilio Gentile es un historiador italiano, considerado una de las principales autoridades en el estudio del fascismo, los totalitarismos y la religión política en la Europa contemporánea. Profesor emérito de la Universidad La Sapienza de Roma, ha dedicado gran parte de su carrera a investigar el origen, desarrollo e impacto del fascismo italiano desde una perspectiva histórica y comparada. Sus trabajos han influido de manera decisiva en el debate académico internacional sobre los movimientos políticos del siglo XX y la construcción de los regímenes autoritarios.

Entre sus obras más influyentes figuran El culto del Littorio. La sacralización de la política en la Italia fascista, Fascismo. Historia e interpretación, ¿Quién es fascista? y La vía italiana al totalitarismo. Su producción se distingue por el riguroso análisis de fuentes históricas y por ofrecer una comprensión profunda de los mecanismos ideológicos, simbólicos y culturales que sustentaron el fascismo y otras formas de poder político moderno.

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