The View from Vesuvius
Subtitle: Italian Culture and the Southern Question (Studies on the History of Society and Culture)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: May 17, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780520248267
Subjects: Cultural studies; European history: from c 1900 -; Political geography; Social history; History; History - General History; History: World; Italy; Europe - Italy; Historiography; History / Europe / General; Europe - General; 19th century; Italy, Northern; Italy, Southern; Politics and government; Public opinion; Stereotype (Psychology)
First sentence: In the years around 1825, two Italian writers working independently of one another took up the question of Italy's character as a "southern" country.