{"product_id":"building-a-civil-society-9781442645035","title":"Building a Civil Society","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most passionate advocates of Italy’s unification in the nineteenth century possessed an almost limitless faith in the benefits of civic association. They also shared a common concern: once Italian unification was achieved and various freedoms were established, would ordinary Italians naturally become responsible, progressive citizens – especially after centuries of foreign rule, regional division, and economic decline? Most unification advocates doubted that their fellow citizens could form a modern, progressive civil society on their own, or that a vibrant association life would develop from the ground up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBuilding a Civil Society\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book-length English-language study of associational life in nineteenth-century Italy. Drawing on extensive research in published and unpublished documents – including associational records, newspapers, periodicals, government documents, guidebooks, exhibition catalogues, memoirs, and private letters \u0026amp;ndash\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Stimulating and very readable study' -- Roland Sart The Journal of Modern History vol 87:02:2015 'Steven Soper has provided a compelling and fascinating study on the ways in which associational life, its limits and breadth, and its weaknesses and strengths informed national discourses on civic duty and citizenship.' -- Aliza S. Wong American Historical Review, February 2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction  Chapter 1 - In Search of Associational Life  Chapter 2 - Poetry and Prose in the Risorgimento  Chapter 3 - A New Public  Chapter 4 - Popular Capitalism  Chapter 5 - Notable Politics  Chapter 6 - The Death of a Generation  Chapter 7 - Unknown Territory  Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408367460695,"sku":"9781442645035","price":63.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781442645035.jpg?v=1730502631","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/building-a-civil-society-9781442645035","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}