Love, honour, and jealousy : an intimate history of the Italian economic miracle

Love, honour, and jealousy : an intimate history of the Italian economic miracle / Niamh Cullen.

As the economic miracle of the 1950s and 1960s transformed Italy from a poor and largely rural nation into a prosperous, modern one, attitudes to love changed too. This book draws on unpublished personal testimonies of ordinary men and women, exploring their thoughts on courtship, marriage, honour,...

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Main Author: Cullen, Niamh (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
1945-1976
Families > Italy > History.
Marriage > Italy > History.
Love > Social aspects > Italy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Economic history
Families
Love > Social aspects
Marriage
Italy > Economic conditions > 1945-1976.
Italy
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 'Who to choose?' finding a suitable marriage partner
  • 'Forgive me, love ... it was stronger than I am': negotiating intimacy and sexuality
  • Where violence and love meet: honour and Italian society
  • 'Love means jealousy': a jealousy epidemic in post-war Italy?
  • 'The marriage outlaws': experiences of marriage breakdown before divorce
  • Conclusion: individuals, families, and nation
  • APPENDIX 1: Educational attainment of first-person writers (National Dary Archive sample set)
  • APPENDIX 2: First-person writers by father's profession (National Diary Archive sample set)
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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