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A Pact with Vichy: Angelo Tasca from Italian Socialism to French Collaboration
Emanuel Rota
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Description for A Pact with Vichy: Angelo Tasca from Italian Socialism to French Collaboration
Paperback. The illuminating intellectual biography of one of the most controversial Italian figures of the twentieth century. Series: World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 346.
Angelo Tasca, a pivotal figure in 20th-century Italian political history, and indeed European history, is frequently overshadowed by his Fascist opponent Mussolini or his Socialist and Communist colleagues (Gramsci and Togliatti). Yet, as Emanuel Rota reveals in this captivating biography, Tasca-also known as Serra, A. Rossi, Andre Leroux, and XX-was in fact a key political player in the first half of the 20th century and an ill-fated representative of the age of political extremes he helped to create. In A Pact with Vichy, readers meet the Italian intellect and politician with fresh eyes as the author demystifies ... Read more
Angelo Tasca, a pivotal figure in 20th-century Italian political history, and indeed European history, is frequently overshadowed by his Fascist opponent Mussolini or his Socialist and Communist colleagues (Gramsci and Togliatti). Yet, as Emanuel Rota reveals in this captivating biography, Tasca-also known as Serra, A. Rossi, Andre Leroux, and XX-was in fact a key political player in the first half of the 20th century and an ill-fated representative of the age of political extremes he helped to create. In A Pact with Vichy, readers meet the Italian intellect and politician with fresh eyes as the author demystifies ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension
Condition
New
Weight
345g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823267293
SKU
V9780823267293
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About Emanuel Rota
Emanuel Rota is Assistant Professor of Italian, History, and Jewish Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Reviews for A Pact with Vichy: Angelo Tasca from Italian Socialism to French Collaboration
...Rota's book is a fine example of a scholarly biography of an important figure in the history of the Italian Left. It is a pity that there are so few books of this nature available.
-European Review of History
An original work. A good account of an intellectual and political journey from Italian and French socialism and ... Read more
-European Review of History
An original work. A good account of an intellectual and political journey from Italian and French socialism and ... Read more