War, massacre, and recovery in Central Italy, 1943-1948 / Victoria C. Belco.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Belco, Victoria, 1952- author.

Series:

Toronto Italian studies.

Toronto Italian Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Italy, Central.

Civilians in war--Italy, Central--History--20th century.

Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Italy--Citizen participation.

Italy--History--German occupation, 1943-1945.

Italy--History--1945-1976.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (603 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, [Ontario] : University of Toronto Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Studying the aftermath of war in a new and insightful way, Victoria C. Belco shifts the perspective from the national to the local level. With this localized focus, she provides valuable insight into the ways in which civilians coped with an overwhelming range of problems - from adjusting to Allied occupation and widespread displacement to rampant unemployment and the restructuring of local administrations and institutions after fascism. Recreating the post-war atmosphere of disorder, need, and political upheaval, Belco shows how the competing community interests caused social fragmentations that impeded change, while the unity of a shared past prevented civil war."--Pub. desc.

"The Second World War wreaked unprecedented devastation throughout Europe, necessitating monumental reconstruction efforts that burdened not only governments, but the lives of ordinary citizens. War, Massacre, and Recovery in Central Italy, 1943-1948 examines this transitional period in the province of Arezzo by detailing the daily experiences of civilians through the traumas of war and the difficulties of recovery.

Contents:

Introduction: from war to peace

Situating the villages

Italy at war

Variations on a massacre

Completing the disintegration

Life with the Allies

True victims and the truly needy

Restitution, reparations, and rewards

Restoring the community

Rebuilding the commune

Private property, public good, and the housing crisis

Mezzadria struggle and social change: the 'haves' and the 'have-nots'

Unemployment

Pure politics

Honouring the dead

Conclusion: after war and massacre.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4426-9849-7

OCLC:

1013961053