{"product_id":"la-grande-italia-emilio-gentile-9780299228149","title":"La Grande Italia: The Myth of the Nation in the Twentieth Century","description":"\u003ci\u003eLa Grande Italia\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e Gentile's definition of \"Italians\" encompasses the whole range of political, cultural, and social actors: Liberals and Catholics, Monarchists and Republicans, Fascists and Socialists. \u003ci\u003eLa Grande Italia\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBest 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emilio Gentile\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0299228142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299228149\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.28w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/30\/2009 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2010","brand":"Emilio Gentile","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946397827327,"sku":"9780299228149","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_99007104-459d-4b48-a80b-e318bf230655.jpg?v=1681512915","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/la-grande-italia-emilio-gentile-9780299228149","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}