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Italy’s Divided Memory

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  • © 2009

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  1. John Foot
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Part of the book series: Italian and Italian American Studies (IIAS)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Divided Memory

    • John Foot
    Pages 1-29

  3. World War I

    • John Foot
    Pages 31-53

  4. Fascist Memories, Memories of Fascism

    • John Foot
    Pages 55-70

  5. Italian Wartime Camps, Italians in Wartime Camps

    • John Foot
    Pages 71-95

  6. 1940–1943

    • John Foot
    Pages 97-124

  7. Nazi Massacres and Divided Memory

    • John Foot
    Pages 125-146

  8. The Resistance

    • John Foot
    Pages 147-182

  9. The Strategy of Tension and Terrorism

    • John Foot
    Pages 183-203

  10. Conclusion: End of the Voyage

    • John Foot
    Pages 205-208

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 209-262
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This book argues that contemporary Italian history has been marked by a tendency towards divided memory. Events have been interpreted in contrasting ways, and the facts themselves often contested. Moreover, with so little agreement over what happened, and why it happened, it has been extremely difficult to create any consensus around memory. These divisions have been seen at all levels, but take on particular importance when linked to the great traumatic and life-changing events of the Twentieth century - war, terrorism, disaster - but can also be applied to more cultural fields such as sport and everyday life. Social change also has an impact on memory. This book will take the form of a voyage through Italy (and into Italy's past), looking at stories of divided memory over various periods in the twentieth century. These stories will be interwoven with analysis and discussion.

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'A fascinating account of the sometimes grotesque battles to honour or dishonour this or that Fascist or Communist, with politicians on both sides putting up or tearing down plaques and monuments, naming and renaming streets, to suit their version of events.' - London Review of Books

About the author

JOHN FOOT is a Professor of Modern Italian History at University College London, UK.

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