The Politics of Sacrifice: Remembering Italy's Rogo Di Primavalle

by Amy King

This book offers an original and comprehensive study of the memory of the Rogo di Primavalle, a fatal arson attack on the home of a far-right family on 16 April 1973. Perpetrated by members of the militant left group Potere Operaio, this was the first attack on a domestic space during Italy's Years of Lead. Through analysis of media coverage, books, and social media; observation of commemoration ceremonies; visits to sites of memory; and oral history...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031455495
• ISBN13: 9783031455490
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"