{"product_id":"politics-murder-and-love-in-an-italian-family-the-amendolas-in-the-age-of-totalitarianisms-paperback-softback-9781009280211","title":"Politics, Murder and Love in an Italian Family; The Amendolas in the Age of Totalitarianisms (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009280211","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePolitics, Murder and Love in an Italian Family\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Amendolas in the Age of Totalitarianisms\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExplores the impact of fascism, communism, and totalitarianism on modern Italy, through the prism of a single family.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eR.J.B. Bosworth (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009280211, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 6 March 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e278 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.406 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Richard Bosworth's family saga focuses on the two most famous Amendolas - Giovanni and Giorgio, who became a high-ranking communist, a leading figure on the left in both fascist and democratic Italy.' London Review of Books\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhat did it mean to live with fascism, communism, and totalitarianism in modern Italy? And what should we learn from the experiences of a martyred liberal democrat father and his communist son? Through the prism of a single, exceptional family, the Amendolas, R.J.B. Bosworth reveals the heart of twentieth-century Italian politics. Giovanni and Giorgio Amendola, father and son, were both highly capable and dedicated Anti-Fascists. Each failed to make it to the top of the Italian political pyramid but nevertheless played a major part in Italy's history. Both also had rich but contrasting private lives. Each married a foreign and accomplished woman: Giovanni, a woman from a distinguished German-Russian intellectual family; Giorgio, a Parisian working class girl, who, to him, embodied Revolution. This vivid and engaging biographical study explores the highs and lows of a family that was at the centre of Italian politics over several generations. Tracing the complex relationship between Anti-Fascist politics and the private lives of individuals and of the family, Politics, Murder and Love in an Italian Family offers a profound portrait of a century of Italian life.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of figures\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Dramatis personae\u003cbr\u003e 1. Political violence and the Amendolas, father and son\u003cbr\u003e 2. The rise of Giovanni Amendola, 1882–1919: Man of liberal democratic ambition\u003cbr\u003e 3. Giovanni Amendola: a condottiere of pure anti-fascism?\u003cbr\u003e 4. Nelia Pavlova, Giovanni's last lover, convinced admirer and liberal democrat partisan\u003cbr\u003e 5. Giorgio Amendola 1907–43: True love and totalitarianisms (Italian-style)\u003cbr\u003e 6. Giorgio Amendola and a national road to socialism and the end of history\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Afterword\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%2220th%20century%20history:%20c%201900%20%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e], Biography: historical, political \u0026amp; military [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Biography: historical, political \u0026amp; military\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Biography:%20historical,%20political%20\u0026amp;%20military%20%5BBGH%5D%22\"\u003eBGH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52511643959576,"sku":"9781009280211","price":21.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/politics-murder-and-love-in-an-italian-family-the-amendolas-in-the-age-of-totalitarianisms-paperback-softback-9781009280211","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}