Politics, murder and love in an Italian family : the Amendolas in the age of totalitarianisms / R.J.B. Bosworth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bosworth, R. J. B., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politicians--Italy--Biography.

Politicians.

Amendola family.

Amendola, Giovanni, 1882-1926.

Amendola, Giovanni.

Amendola, Giorgio.

Anti-fascist movements--Italy--History--20th century.

Anti-fascist movements.

Italy--Politics and government--20th century.

Italy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 262 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Political violence and the Amendolas, father and son

The rise of Giovanni Amendola 1882-1919 : man of liberal democratic ambition

Giovanni Amendola : a condottiere of pure anti-fascism?

Nella Pavlova, Giovanni's last lover, convinced admirer and liberal democrat partisan

Giorgio Amendola 1907-1943 : true love and totalitarianisms (Italian-style)

Giorgio Amendola and a national road to socialism and the end of history.

Notes:

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Print version:

ISBN:

9781009280167 (ebook)

Access Restriction:

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