{"product_id":"internal-exile-in-fascist-italy-history-and-representations-of-confino-paperback","title":"Internal Exile in Fascist Italy: History and Representations of Confino - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePiero Garofalo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Leake\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDana Renga\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is an accessible history of internal exile's origins and practices under Fascism and of its representation in film, literature and memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInternal exile in Fascist Italy offers a clear and concise introduction to confino, a form of imprisonment used during the Fascist ventennio that saw antifascist dissidents exiled to remote islands or tiny inland villages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book examines confino from a historical, political, social and cultural perspective, through both a broad overview and close analyses of particular cases and situations. The book is organised in two sections. Part one provides a case study of the political colony on the island of Lipari and a historical overview of internal exile. Part two focuses representations of confinement in literature and film. It examines the varieties of self-expression - memoirs, letters, and literature - used by prisoners to describe their experiences and investigates how filmmakers interpret these events, places, and people; particularly exploring how film portrays the repression of homosexuality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe act of confinement was a tool that allowed Mussolini to bypass the judiciary, and to targeted political dissidents, ethnic and religious minorities, and members of the gay community among others. This book seeks to contextualise a political practice that continues to find applications in twenty-first-century detention policies; and to enhance the understanding of how contemporary social discourse promotes political agendas rooted in issues - such as populism, anti-terrorism, nationalism and ethnocentrism - that are historically related to Fascism's suppression of dissidents \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInternal exile in Fascist Italy offers a coherent and accessible portrait of confino in its various manifestations. The authors argue that internal exile is not purely political: it possesses a cultural history that speaks to the present. Although directed towards students and specialists of Italian history, literature, film and culture, the study is accessible to those with a general interest in Fascism.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePiero Garofalo is Professor of Italian Studies at the University of New Hampshire \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElizabeth Leake is Professor of Italian at Columbia University \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDana Renga is Associate Professor of Italian at The Ohio State University\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 28, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42158197997703,"sku":"9781526163875","price":63.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/9732a4dbe801514f400d4953e92c1bc7.webp?v=1733256895","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/internal-exile-in-fascist-italy-history-and-representations-of-confino-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}