{"product_id":"la-grande-italia-the-myth-of-the-nation-in-the-twentieth-century-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmilio Gentile \u003c\/b\u003eis \u003cb\u003eprofessor \u003c\/b\u003eof contemporary\u003cb\u003e history at the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRome La \u003c\/b\u003eSapienza\u003cb\u003e. He is a distinguished historian \u003c\/b\u003eof Fascism\u003cb\u003e and totalitarianism, best known for his interpretation of politics as religion. He is the author of several books, including \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003c\/b\u003eSacralization\u003cb\u003e of Politics in Fascist Italy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Struggle for Modernity: Nationalism, Futurism, and Fascism\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Origins\u003cb\u003e of Fascist Ideology, 1918-1925\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e; \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePolitics as Religion\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e Suzanne Dingee and Jennifer Pudney are freelance translators based in Rome, Italy. They have taught English translation at Rome's Advanced School for Interpreters and Translators for more than twenty years and have recently completed translating another work by Emilio Gentile, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eGod's Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51474728157458,"sku":"9780299228149","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_84414007-2db8-4ef6-a066-e82305c856b5.jpg?v=1752578956","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/la-grande-italia-the-myth-of-the-nation-in-the-twentieth-century-9780299228149","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}