Darkest Italy: The Nation and Stereotypes of the Mezzogiorno, 1860-1900

by John Dickie

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349421596
• ISBN13: 9781349421596
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"