Politics, murder and love in an Italian family

• Verfasst von: Bosworth, R. J. B. [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Politics, murder and love in an Italian family
• Titelzusatz: the Amendolas in the age of totalitarianisms
• Verf.angabe: R.J.B. Bosworth, University of Oxford
• Verlagsort: Cambridge ; New York ; Port Melbourne ; New Delhi ; Singapore
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Jahr: 2023
• Umfang: xiii, 262 Seiten
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 978-1-009-28017-4
• ISBN: 978-1-009-28021-1
• Schlagwörter: (p)Amendola, Giovanni / (p)Amendola, Giorgio / (g)Italien / (s)Politik
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Bosworth, R.J.B: Politics, murder and love in an Italian family. - Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, [2023]
• RVK-Notation: NQ 4030
• K10plus-PPN: 1818495627

Abstract

"What did it mean to live with fascism, communism, and totalitarianism in modern Italy? And what should we learn from the experiences of a martyred liberal democrat father and his communist son? Through the prism of a single, exceptional family, the Amendolas, R.J.B. Bosworth reveals the heart of twentieth-century Italian politics. Giovanni and Giorgio Amendola, father and son, were both highly capable and dedicated Anti-Fascists. Each failed to make it to the top of the Italian political pyramid but nevertheless played a major part in Italy's history. Both also had rich but contrasting private lives. Each married a foreign and accomplished woman: Giovanni, a woman from a distinguished German-Russian intellectual family; Giorgio, a Parisian working class girl, who, to him, embodied Revolution. This vivid and engaging biographical study explores the highs and lows of a family that was at the centre of Italian politics over several generations. Tracing the complex relationship between Anti-Fascist politics and the private lives of individuals and of the family, Politics, Murder and Love in an Italian Family offers a profound portrait of a century of Italian life"--