The Family of Gaetano Salvemini Under Fascism

The Inimical Son
2. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-031-23839-0
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 174 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 373 g

Reihe: Italian and Italian American Studies

Gaetano Salvemini (1873 – 1957), one of the most influential Italian intellectuals of his generation,  was an historian, a professor, and a tireless anti-fascist who mentored a new generation of young intellectuals and political activists, such as Piero Gobetti, Ernesto Rossi, and Carlo & Nello Rosselli. 

After losing his wife and children in the 1908 Messina earthquake, Salvemini began a new family with his second wife, Fernande Dauriac, and her two children, Jean and Ghita. Yet, despite its marked influence on his life and politics, Salvemini’s second family and its involvement with fascism has never been studied before. By exploiting hitherto unused archival sources, The Inimical Son explores an until-now little known dimension of Salvemini's life; it uncovers the personal costs of his anti-fascism, including the tragic embrace of fascism by his stepson, Jean Luchaire.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fantarella, Filomena

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Biographien & Autobiographien: Historisch, Politisch, Militärisch
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Faschismus, Rechtsextremismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. Before Messina.- 3. After Messina.- 4. The Spiritual Father of a New Generation.- 5. 1934-1941: Cracks in the Family.- 6. A Union Ended (1941-1946).

Über Autor(innen)

Filomena Fantarella was born and raised in Italy. She completed her PhD in Italian Studies at Brown University where she teaches Italian language and culture. Her book Un figlio per nemico. Gli affetti di Gaetano Salvemini alla prova dei fascismi (2018) received a Special Mention for the Giacomo Matteotti Prize 2019 from the President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic.