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Darkest Italy

The Nation and Stereotypes of the Mezzogiorno, 1860-1900

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  • © 1999

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  1. John Dickie
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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction

    • John Dickie
    Pages 1-23

  3. A Word at War: The Italian Army and Brigandage

    • John Dickie
    Pages 25-51

  4. The Birth of the Southern Question

    • John Dickie
    Pages 53-82

  5. The Power of the Picturesque: Representations of the South in the Illustrazione Italiana

    • John Dickie
    Pages 83-119

  6. Francesco Crispi’s sicilianità

    • John Dickie
    Pages 121-141

  7. Conclusion

    • John Dickie
    Pages 143-148

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 149-209
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About this book

Stereotypical representations of the Mezzogiorno are a persistent feature of Italian culture at all levels. John Dickie analyzes these stereotypes in the post Unification period, when the Mezzogiornio was widely seen as barbaric, violent or irrational, an "Africa" on the European continent.

About the author

JOHN DICKIE is Lecturer in Italian Studies at University College London. He is General Editor of Modern Italy, the journal of the Association for the Study of Modern Italy.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Darkest Italy

  • Book Subtitle: The Nation and Stereotypes of the Mezzogiorno, 1860-1900

  • Authors: John Dickie

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780312299521

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-42159-6Published: 29 November 1999

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-312-29952-1Published: 19 August 1999

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 240

  • Topics: History of Italy, European History, Modern History, Cultural Studies

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