Assassinations and murder in modern Italy : transformations in society and culture

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Assassinations and murder in modern Italy : transformations in society and culture

edited by Stephen Gundle and Lucia Rinaldi

(Italian and Italian American studies)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2007

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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  • Re-visiting an assassination : the death of Carlo Rosselli / Stanislao Pugliese
  • Fascists and fetishes : Clara Petacci and the masochistic scene / Elizabeth Leake
  • What does it matter if you die? : the seven Cervi brothers / Philip Cooke
  • Rosi's Il Caso Mattei : making the case for conspiracy / Mary Wood
  • The death of Giuseppe Pinelli : truth, representation, memory / John Foot
  • The Genoa G8 and the death of Carlo Giuliani / Duncan McDonnell
  • The Moro Affair : interpretations and consequences / Tobias Abse
  • From history to mystery : the parliamentary inquiries into the kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro, 1979-2001 / David Moss
  • The murder of Emanuele Notarbartolo and the origins of the mystique of the mafia / Rino Colucello
  • Mafia and antimafia : Sciascia and Borsellino in Vincenzo Consolo's Lo Spasimo di Palermo / Daragh O'Connell
  • Chi L'ha Vista? : reflections on the Montesi case / Karen Pinkus
  • Pasolini's murder : interpretation, event narratives and post-modern Impegno / Robert Gordon
  • Making a killing : the "Monster of Florence" and the Trial(s) of Piero Pacciani / Ellen Nerenberg
  • Fashion victims : the Gucci and Versace murders / Stephen Gundle and Lucia Rinaldi
  • Between true crime and fiction : the world of Carlo Lucarelli / Giuliana Pieri
  • The anarchist assassin and Italian history, 1870s to 1930s / Carl Levy
  • Failed assassins and anti-heroes in Wertmuller's love and anarchy / Dana Renga

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Description

An extraordinary series of murders and political assassinations has marked contemporary Italian history, from the killing of the king in 1900 to the assassination of former prime minister Aldo Moro in 1978. This book explores well-known and lesser-known assassinations and murders in their historical, political and cultural contexts.

Table of Contents

  • Re-visiting an Assassination: The Death of Carlo Rosselli
  • S.Pugliese Fascists and Fetishes: Clara Petacci and the Masochistic Scene
  • E.Leake What Does It Matter If You Die? The Seven Cervi Brothers
  • P.Cooke Rosi's Il Caso Mattei: Presenting the Case for Conspiracy
  • M.Wood The Death of Giuseppe Pinelli. Truth, Representation, Memory: 1969-2006
  • J.Foot The Genoa G8 and the Death of Carlo Giuliani
  • D.McDonnell The Moro Affair: Interpretations and Consequences
  • T.Abse From History to Mystery: The Parliamentary Inquiries into the Kidnapping and Murder of Aldo Moro, 1979-200
  • D.Moss The Murder of Emanuele Notarbartolo and the Origins of the Mystique of the Mafia
  • R.Colucello Mafia and Antimafia: Sciascia and Borsellino in Vincenzo Consolo's Lo Spasimo di Palermo
  • D.O'Connell Chi L'ha Vista? Reflections on the Montesi Case
  • K.Pinkus Pasolini's Murder: Interpretation, Event- Narratives and Post-Modern Impegno
  • R.Gordon Making a Killing: The 'Monster of Florence' and the Trial(s) of Piero Pacciani
  • E.Nerenberg Fashion Victims: the Gucci and Versace Murders
  • S.Gundle & L.Rinaldi Between True Crime and Fiction: the World of Carlo Lucarelli
  • G.Pieri The Anarchist Assassin and Italian History, 1870s to 1930s
  • C.Levy Failed Assassins and Anti-heroes in Wertmuller's Love and Anarchy
  • D.Renga

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