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"Why do Italians believe that they have a national character and that this character is a major reason for their political woes? Why is their self-image so frequently derogatory? In this meticulous new study of the role of national character in Italian political and social discourse, Silvana Patriarca reconstructs the genealogy of a pervasive idea in the culture of modern Italy. Using sources ranging from political pamphlets to newspapers and films, this book shows how self-representations of national character and its vices were shaped by foreign perceptions and stereotypes, internal political struggles, and changing intellectual paradigms. Investigating the politics of these representations, their ideological content, and their uses, the author recasts the study of Italian patriotism and nationalism as discourses and sheds new light on Italian political culture and on the rhetoric of nationalism more generally"--Provided by publisher.
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Politics and culture, Politics and government, Political culture, Nationalism, Italian National characteristics, History, National characteristics, italian, Italy, politics and government, National characteristics, italian--history, Political culture--history, Political culture--italy--history, Politics and culture--history, Politics and culture--italy--history, Nationalism--history, Nationalism--italy--history, Dg442 .p327 2010, 945.091Places
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Italian vices: nation and character from the Risorgimento to the republic
2010, Cambridge University Press
in English
0521761018 9780521761017
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