{"product_id":"politics-murder-and-love-in-an-italian-family-9781009280174","title":"Politics Murder and Love in an Italian Family","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat did it mean to live with fascism, communism, and totalitarianism in modern Italy? 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, and traces the complex relationship between public and private life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Good histories illuminate past epochs; the best histories do so by bringing individual lives into high relief. This wonderful book - part record of Fascist brutality, part remarkable history of resistance, and part love story - weaves the fate of Giovanni Amendola and his son Giorgio into the larger narrative of Fascist Italy and its aftermath.' Roberta Pergher, author of Mussolini's Nation-Empire: Sovereignty and Settlement in Italy's Borderlands, 1922–1943\u003cbr\u003e'Politics, Murder and Love in an Italian Family offers new perspectives on Italian politics in the twentieth century. As always with R.J.B. Bosworth's research, it is imaginative, meticulous and exhaustive. This well-paced, engaging study crosses political, social and cultural history, reminding English-speaking readers of the peculiarities of the Italian liberal-conservative political elite, especially its Southern component, during the years of the rise of Fascism.' John Pollard, author of The Papacy in the Age of Totalitarianism, 1914–1958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of figures; Preface; Introduction; Dramatis personae; 1. Political violence and the Amendolas, father and son; 2. The rise of Giovanni Amendola, 1882–1919: Man of liberal democratic ambition; 3. Giovanni Amendola: a condottiere of pure anti-fascism?; 4. Nelia Pavlova, Giovanni's last lover, convinced admirer and liberal democrat partisan; 5. Giorgio Amendola 1907–43: True love and totalitarianisms (Italian-style); 6. Giorgio Amendola and a national road to socialism and the end of history; Conclusion; Afterword; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738028061015,"sku":"9781009280174","price":28.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/politics-murder-and-love-in-an-italian-family-9781009280174","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}