Struggles for Self-Rule : Beyond State-Society Relations / Filippo Sabetti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sabetti, Filippo, author.

Series:

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ; Volume 92.

McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Ideas Series ; Volume 92

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Local government--Italy--History--Congresses.

Local government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Montreal, Quebec : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2025]

Summary:

Drawing on case studies in Italian history, Struggles for Self-Rule asks, do the centralizing tendencies of modern politics sap the self-organizing powers of individuals and communities, and what, if anything, can be done about it?.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Table and Figures

Acknowledgments

Introduction. Perennial Challenges: Artisanship and Artifacts in Self-Government

1 Durable Republicanism

2 Durable Monarchical Government: Self-Rule under Adversity

3 The Old Is Dying and the New Is Struggling to Be Born

4 Heroic Defeat With Bruce Haddock

5 Heroic Victory

6 Self-Government in the Passage to Modernity: Reforming the State May Not Be Enough

Conclusion A Perennial Longing for Self-Rule?

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780228023937

0228023939

OCLC:

1499718512