A Political History of National Citizenship and Identity in Italy, 1861-1950 - Tapa dura

"Donati presents a valuable study of the complex ideas surrounding Italian citizenship and national identity. Her ability to clearly summarize juridical definitions of citizenship and cultural conceptions about being Italian will benefit readers who are familiar with the evolution of Italian citizenship laws and notions of national identity, as well as those who are new to the nuances of Italian jurisprudence and national self-identification . . . Highly recommended." -- P. Lorenzini * CHOICE * "This book makes particular contributions to women's history, legal history, citizenship studies, comparative nationalism, and an analysis of fascism. Threads of history interweave to present a new understanding-this book is more than the sum of its many parts." -- Mark Choate "This book successfully crosses one of the great divides in Italian historiography, that between Liberal and Fascist regimes, in accounting for the development of an Italian national political identity. The scholarship, organization, and theoretical thrust of the book conspire to produce a thoroughly excellent piece of work." -- John Agnew

This book discusses national citizenship and italianità at home and abroad, in its multi-faceted, contested, and often controversial form.