Debating Divorce in Italy : Marriage and the Making of Modern Italians, 1860-1974 /

The popular referendum of 1974 which affirmed Italy's recently-won divorce law is widely regarded as a turning point in modern Italian history, but the long story behind that struggle has remained largely unfamiliar. Using the debates over divorce as a lens, this book is a study of the quest to...

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Main Author: Seymour, Mark (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Series:Italian and Italian American studies.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The popular referendum of 1974 which affirmed Italy's recently-won divorce law is widely regarded as a turning point in modern Italian history, but the long story behind that struggle has remained largely unfamiliar. Using the debates over divorce as a lens, this book is a study of the quest to modernize Italy, Italians, and Italian marriage.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (304 pages)
ISBN:9780230601741
DOI:10.1057/9780230601741