A civil war, a history of the Italian resistance, Claudio Pavone ; translated by Peter Levy with the assistance of David Broder ; edited with an introduction by Stanislao G. Pugliese
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Label
A civil war, a history of the Italian resistance, Claudio Pavone ; translated by Peter Levy with the assistance of David Broder ; edited with an introduction by Stanislao G. Pugliese
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
A civil war
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
711052049
Responsibility statement
Claudio Pavone ; translated by Peter Levy with the assistance of David Broder ; edited with an introduction by Stanislao G. Pugliese
Sub title
a history of the Italian resistance
Summary
"A Civil War is a history of the wartime Italian Resistance, recounted by a historian who, when only a boy, took part in the struggle against Mussolini's Fascist Republic. Since its publication in Italy, Claudio Pavone's masterwork has become indispensable to anyone seeking to understand this period and its continuing importance for the nation's identity. Pavone casts a sober eye on his protagonists' ethical and ideological motivations. He uncovers a multilayered conflict, in which class antagonisms, patriotism and political ideals all played a part. A clear understanding of this complexity allows him to explain many details of the post-war transition, as well as the legacy of the Resistance for modern Italy. In addition to being a monumental work of scholarship, A Civil War is a folk history, capturing events, personalities and attitudes that were on the verge of slipping entirely out of recollection to the detriment of Italy's understanding of itself and its past."--Jacket
Table Of Contents
1. The Choice. The Collapse ; A Clear and Difficult Choice ; Betrayal -- 2. The Legacy of the Fascist War. Wishing for and Fearing Defeat ; The Uncertain Motivations of the Combatants ; The Repudiation of the Royal Army -- 3. Paths to a New Institutionalisation. Militarisation and Its Limits ; Relations with the Parties -- 4. The Patriotic War. Regaining National Identity ; The Traditional Allies ; The Rediscovered Enemy -- 5. The Civil War. A Controversial Definition ; The Reappearance of the Fascists ; The Anti-Fascists' Attitude to the Civil War ; The Main Enemy : The Fascists or the Germans? ; The Catholics and the Civil War ; The European Civil War -- 6. The Class War. Class, Nation, Anti-Fascism ; Workers and Workers' Representation ; Political Struggles and Economic Struggles ; Struggle in Society and the Struggle for Survival ; Class Struggle and Armed Struggle ; The Myth of the USSR -- 7. Violence. The Problem of Violence in the Context of War ; Resistance Violence and Fascist Violence ; Self-Discipline and the Organisation of Violence : The Punitive System ; Reprisals and Counter-Reprisals ; Urban Guerrilla Warfare and the GAPS ; Insurrectional Violence -- 8. Politics and Future Expectations. Politics and Morality ; Public and Private ; Relations between the Generations ; Reckoning with the Past ; The Sense of the Future ; The Return