{"product_id":"rethinking-the-age-of-emancipation-comparative-and-transnational-perspectives-on-gender-family-and-religion-in-italy-and-germany-1800-1918-9781789206326","title":"Rethinking the Age of Emancipation: Comparative","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tSince the end of the nineteenth century, traditional historiography has emphasized the similarities between Italy and Germany as “late nations”, including the parallel roles of “great men” such as Bismarck and Cavour. \u003cem\u003eRethinking the Age of Emancipation\u003c\/em\u003e aims at a critical reassessment of the development of these two “late” nations from a new and transnational perspective. Essays by an international and interdisciplinary group of scholars examine the discursive relationships among nationalism, war, and emancipation as well as the ambiguous roles of historical protagonists with competing national, political, and religious loyalties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The volume should interest scholars of the nineteenth- and early-twentieth centuries, while its engaging individual chapters could easily be assigned to undergraduate or graduate students.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• The English Historical Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“For many reasons, [this] is an exciting and groundbreaking book… [Its] three editors are all highly qualified to comment on the present state of affairs in histography regarding the family, the nation, and Jewish and gender history. They write with urgency and clarity… By integrating the comparative histories of Italy and Germany with the transnational, as well as the Jewish and feminist histories of Italy and Germany, the book shows very clearly how both these perspectives are significant and necessary, offering insights into the way individuals and families in both nation states considered how gender and identity formed a major part of their shared experiences.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Australian Journal of Jewish Studies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The greatest achievement of this edited volume is that it doesn’t aim to define emancipation but to understand both the ‘woman’ and ‘Jewish question’ within the ideology of nationalism. The articles also provide new conceptual frameworks such as compared and integrated history, transnational, and entangled histories (Amerigo Caruso), and a variety of yet unexplored historical sources, such as ego documents. Scholars interested in the intersection of the cultural turn and nationalism studies might find this volume of prime interest as well.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• KULT_Online\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“With a genuinely transnational perspective, this volume avoids the pitfalls of a simple juxtaposition of parallel stories, German and Italian, entrenched in the narrative tradition of national history. It presents an original standpoint on gender as well as Jewish studies.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Asher Salah\u003c\/strong\u003e, Hebrew University of Jerusalem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMartin Baumeister, Philipp Lenhard, Ruth Nattermann\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eSection 1: Concepts and Perspectives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Nineteenth-Century Italy and Germany beyond National History\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAmerigo Caruso\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Rethinking Nation and Family\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eIlaria Porciani\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eSection 2: Family and Nation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Morenos between Family and Nation: Notes on the History of a Bourgeois Mediterranean Jewish family (1850–1912)\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMarcella Simoni\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003ePortrait of a “Political Lady”: Family Ties and National Activism around 1848 in the Italian and German States\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e Giulia Frontoni\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003eEmancipation, Religious Affiliation, and Family Status around 1900\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e Angelika Schaser\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eSection 3: Religion and Education\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Legacy of Adam and Eve: Morality and Gender in Jewish “Catechisms” in Nineteenth-Century Germany\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e Philipp Lenhard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Transformation of Jewish Education in Nineteenth-Century Italy: The Meaning of “Catechisms”\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e Silvia Guetta\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e Religion and Nation: Catholic and Protestant Female Education and Cultural Models in Germany (1871–1914)\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e Sylvia Schraut\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eWomen for the Homeland: Comparing Catholic and Protestant Female Education in Italy (1848–1908)\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e Liviana Gazzetta\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eSection 4: Politics of Women’s Emancipation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10. \u003c\/strong\u003eDenomination Matters: Strategies of Self-Designation of the German Women’s Movement\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e Anne-Laure Briatte\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/strong\u003e German and Italian Advocates for Women’s Emancipation at the International Congress for Women’s Achievements and Women’s Endeavors in Berlin (1896)\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e Magdalena Gehring\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eSection 5: Patriotism and Gender\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12. \u003c\/strong\u003eHistorian Between Two Fatherlands: Robert Davidsohn and World War I\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e Martin Baumeister\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 13. \u003c\/strong\u003eBetween Motherhood and Patriotic Duty: Marital Correspondence as a Key Source for the Understanding of French-Jewish Women’s Perspectives on World War I\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e Marie-Christin Lux\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eSection 6: War and Violence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 14. \u003c\/strong\u003e\"An Expression of Horror and Sadness\"? (Non)Communication of War Violence Against Civilians in Ego Documents (Austria-Hungary)\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e Christa Hämmerle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 15. \u003c\/strong\u003eHunger, Rape, Escape: The Many Aspects of Violence against Women and Children in the Territories of the Italian Front\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e Nadia Maria Filippini\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eSection 7: War Experience and Memory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 16. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Construction of the Enemy in Two Jewish Writers: Carolina Coen Luzzatto and Enrica Barzilai Gentilli\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e Tullia Catalan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 17. \u003c\/strong\u003eHeroic Fathers, Patriotic Mothers, Fallen Sons: National Belonging and Political Positioning in Italian-Jewish Families’ Versions of World War I\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e Ruth Nattermann\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 18. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Commemoration of Jewish Soldiers in Austria\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e Gerald Lamprecht\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042559590743,"sku":"9781789206326","price":99.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rethinking-the-age-of-emancipation-comparative-and-transnational-perspectives-on-gender-family-and-religion-in-italy-and-germany-1800-1918-9781789206326","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}