The Cambridge Companion To
Modern Italian Culture
Edited by Zygmunt G. Baranski and Rebecca J. West

See Chapter 4, "Intellectuals, culture and power in Modern Italy" by David Ward (pp.81-96)

"This book provides a comprehensive account of the Culture of Modern Italy. Specially commissioned essays by leading specialists focus on a wide range of political, historical and culutral questions. The volume provides inormation and analysis on such topics as regionalism, the growth of a national language, social and political cultures, the role of intellectuals, the church, the left, Feminism, the separatist movements, organized crime, literature, art, design, fashion, the mass media and music. While offering a thorough history of Italian cultural movements, political trendsand literary texts over the last century and a half, the volume also examines the cultural and political situation in Italy todayand suggests possible future directions in which the country might move. Each essay contains suggestions for further reading on the topics covered. The Cambridge Companion To Modern Italian Culture is an invaluable source of materials for courses on all aspects of modern Italy."