The View from Vesuvius: Italian Culture and the Southern Question Volume 46

by Nelson Moe

Book Overview

The vexed relationship between the two parts of Italy, often referred to as the Southern Question, has shaped that nation's political, social, and cultural life throughout the twentieth century. But how did southern Italy become "the south," a place and people seen as different from and inferior to the rest of the nation? Writing at the rich juncture of literature, history, and cultural theory, Nelson Moe explores how Italy's Mezzogiorno became both...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520248260
• ISBN13: 9780520248267
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"