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A Life of Resistance: Ada Prospero Marchesini Gobetti (1902-1968)
Jomarie Alano
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Description for A Life of Resistance: Ada Prospero Marchesini Gobetti (1902-1968)
Hardcover. This biography of writer, translator, teacher, and feminist Ada Gobetti, the first in English or Italian, frames her activism in the Resistenza as a chapter in a lifetime of resistance. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
By the time Turin was liberated in April 1945, writer, translator, teacher, and women's rights activist Ada Gobetti had been fighting fascism for almost twenty-five years. This biography frames her wartime activism in the Resistenza as a chapter in a lifetime of resistance. Gobetti participated in the underground Giustizia e Liberta movement, and helped to found the Partito d'Azione, a political party whose members asked her to represent them as vice mayor of Turin after the war. For Gobetti, the Resistenza also brought an awareness of the specific talents, needs, and rights of Italian women. This led her to organize ... Read more
By the time Turin was liberated in April 1945, writer, translator, teacher, and women's rights activist Ada Gobetti had been fighting fascism for almost twenty-five years. This biography frames her wartime activism in the Resistenza as a chapter in a lifetime of resistance. Gobetti participated in the underground Giustizia e Liberta movement, and helped to found the Partito d'Azione, a political party whose members asked her to represent them as vice mayor of Turin after the war. For Gobetti, the Resistenza also brought an awareness of the specific talents, needs, and rights of Italian women. This led her to organize ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
633g
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Rochester, United States
ISBN
9781580465724
SKU
V9781580465724
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Reviews for A Life of Resistance: Ada Prospero Marchesini Gobetti (1902-1968)
Alano writes with clarity and enthusiasm that makes this biography engaging and an enjoyable read. JOURNAL OF MODERN HISTORY This thorough book about one woman's struggle against a brutal regime keeps the memory alive. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF HISTORY