The bounded field : localism and local identity in an Italian Alpine valley

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    • Stacul, Jaro

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The bounded field : localism and local identity in an Italian Alpine valley

Jaro Stacul

(New directions in anthropology, v. 18)

Berghahn Books, 2003

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-216) and index

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Description

Regionalism is one of the most debated issues in contemporary western Europe. Yet why the region, rather than the nation state, can have such a strong appeal for the construction of social and political identity remains largely unexplored. Drawing on data collected in the mountainous Trentino region of northern Italy, the author investigates how ideas about village boundaries and private property form the background against which regionalist ideologies are understood. In suggesting that ideas about regionalism largely reflect views about private property, he provides an alternative to theories of nationalism that overlook the articulation between official ideologies and discourses at the local level.

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List of Illustrations Note on Language Preface and Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Introducing Localism Chapter 2. The Setting and its Historical Background Chapter 3. A Private Space: The Present-day Organisation of Village Life Chapter 4. Knowing One's Land: Hunters and Poachers Chapter 5. The View from Below: Constructions of Otherness Chapter 6. Natural Time, Political Time: Representations of History Chapter 7. Local Politics in Theory and Practice Chapter 8. Conclusions: Localism Revisited Appendices References Index

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