| Description |
1 online resource (x, 290 pages) |
| Series |
Italian and Italian American studies |
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Italian and Italian American studies.
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| Contents |
Introduction: Patria, Famiglia, Libertà ! 1 Making Italians: Marriage and the Family in United Italy, 1860-1878 -- Unmaking Marriage? The First Proposals for a Divorce Law, 1878-1880 -- Divorce Italian Style? Marriage Breakdown, 1860-1880 -- Real Italy versus Legal Italy: Catholic Mobilization, Conservative Traditions, and Divorce, 1881-1900 -- Divorce between Liberalism and Socialism, 1900-1902 -- From the Failure of Reform to the Lateran Pacts, 1902-1929 -- Remaking Italians? From Fascism to the Republic, 1929-1964 -- Loris Fortuna and the Divorzisti, 1964-1970 -- Let the People Decide, 1970-1974 |
| Summary |
Although the 1974 referendum settled Italy's 'divorce question, ' the issues at the heart of that question remain central to modern politics. Using the debates over divorce as a lens, this book is a study of the quest to modernize Italy, Italians, and Italian marriage |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Divorce -- Law and legislation -- Italy -- History -- 19th century
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Divorce -- Law and legislation -- Italy -- History -- 20th century
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Divorce -- Italy -- History -- 19th century
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Divorce -- Italy -- History -- 20th century
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Divorce.
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Divorce -- Law and legislation.
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Italy.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
023060174X |
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9780230601741 |
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