Italian History - 1922 - 1945 (Fascist Era & World War II), Economic Conditions in Europe, General & Miscellaneous Italian History

Southern Question

Name: Southern Question
Author: Antonio Gramsci
ISBN: 9781884419041

by Antonio Gramsci, Pasquale Verdicchio (Translator), Pasquale Verdicchio

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Overview

Cultural Writing. Social Criticism. Translated from the Italian with anintroduction by Pasquale Verdicchio. "It is hard to think of a better point of entry into Gramsci's thought than his essay on the 'Southern Question.' Written on the eve of Gramsci's arrest and imprisonment, this essay anticipates many of the major issues treated in the Prison Notebooks"—Joseph Buttigieg, editor and translator of Gramsci's Prison Notebooks.

Synopsis

A fascinating look at the beginnings of Fascism and Communism in Italy in the 1920s, this provocative essay analyzes the social stratification of northern and southern Italy in 1926, and is relevant to current discussions of state formations, diasporas, and strategic alliances.