Italian Vices Nation and Character from the Risorgimento to the Republic |
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| Author:
| Patriarca, Silvana |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-76101-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $103.00 |
Book Description:
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Shedding light on Italian political culture, this fascinating study of Italian national character and its vices shows how they first became a political issue during the struggle for national independence and that they were consequently shaped by foreign images, stereotypes of the Italians and changing political and intellectual contexts.
Shedding light on Italian political culture, this fascinating study of Italian national character and its vices shows how they first became a political issue during the struggle for national independence and that they were consequently shaped by foreign images, stereotypes of the Italians and changing political and intellectual contexts.