Assassinations and Murder in Modern Italy: Transformations in Society and Culture

An extraordinary series of murders and political assassinations has marked contemporary Italian history, from the killing of the king in 1900 to the assassination of former prime minister Aldo Moro in 1978. This book explores well-known and lesser-known assassinations and murders in their historical, political and cultural contexts.

Author: S. Gundle
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 11/07/2007
Pages: 246
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781403983916

About the Author
STEPHEN GUNDLE is Professor of Italian Cultural History at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.

LUCIA RINALDI completed her PhD dissertation at Royal Holloway, University of London on postmodernism and identity in contemporary Italian crime fiction and is a Teaching Fellow in Italian at the University of Exeter, UK.