The view from Vesuvius

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"The vexed relationship between the two parts of Italy, often referred to as the Southern Question, has shaped that nation's political, social, and cultural life throughout the twentieth century. But how did southern Italy become "the south," a place and people seen as different from and inferior to the rest of the nation? Writing at the rich juncture of literature, history, and cultural theory, Nelson Moe explores how Italy's Mezzogiorno became both backward and picturesque, an alternately troubling and fascinating borderland between Europe and its others. This book shows that the Southern Question is far from just an Italian issue, for its origins are deeply connected to the formation of European cultural identity between the mid-eighteenth and late-nineteenth centuries."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Civilization,  Politics and government,  Public opinion,  Social conditions,  Stereotype (Psychology),  Public opinion, europe,  Stereotypes (social psychology),  Italy, civilization,  Italy, social conditions,  Italy, politics and government,  Stereotypes (Social psychology),  Civilisation,  Opinion publique,  Conditions sociales,  Politique et gouvernement,  Stéréotypes,  HISTORY,  General,  Regionale ongelijkheid,  Culturele identiteit

Places: Italy,  Northern Italy,  Southern Italy

Times: 19th century