Italy Today : Facing the Challenges of the New Millennium Revised Edition
by Mignone, Mario B.Edition: Revised
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-01-01
Publisher(s): Peter Lang Pub Inc
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Summary
Italy Today is a concise narrative of the nation's stunning transformation from the ashes of World War II to the leading economic and cultural power it is today. This book provides insights into the dynamics of Italy's progression from the Second W
Author Biography
Mario B. Mignone is State University of New York Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of European Languages, Literatures, and Cultures and Founder and Director of the Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University.
Table of Contents
| Profile of the Nation | p. 1 |
| Introduction: Italians | p. 13 |
| Politics and Government | |
| Political and Social Foundations | p. 31 |
| Decisive Turning Points and Constitutional Transformation | p. 61 |
| Dangers to the State | p. 85 |
| U.S.-Italian Relations | p. 107 |
| Economic and Social Transformation | |
| The Economic Recovery | p. 131 |
| Industrial Change and Social Transformation | p. 157 |
| The Two Italies and the Southern Question | p. 181 |
| Emigration, Migration, Immigration, and Social Transformation | p. 207 |
| Society | |
| Democratizing the Education System: Reforming an Education System That was Only for an Elite | p. 235 |
| Secularization of State and Society: The Catholic Church: The End of Its Hegemony Within Italian Society | p. 263 |
| Family: Tradition and Change | p. 293 |
| Women and Gender Relations | p. 319 |
| Communications and Cultural Changes | |
| Cultural Modernization: Changes and Conflicts | p. 347 |
| Communications Revolution and Cultural Consumption | p. 373 |
| A More Open Society | p. 403 |
| Conclusion: A Country in Search of Equilibrium | p. 427 |
| Bibliography | p. 435 |
| Index | p. 441 |
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