The Resource America in Italy : the United States in the political thought and imagination of the Risorgimento, 1763-1865, Axel Körner
America in Italy : the United States in the political thought and imagination of the Risorgimento, 1763-1865, Axel Körner
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- Summary
- "America in Italy examines the influence of the American political experience on the imagination of Italian political thinkers between the late eighteenth century and the unification of Italy in the 1860s. Axel Körner shows that Italian political thought was shaped by debates about the American Revolution and the U.S. Constitution, but he focuses on the important distinction that while European interest in developments across the Atlantic was keen, this attention was not blind admiration. Rather, America became a sounding board for the critical assessment of societal changes at home. Many Italians did not think the United States had lessons to teach them and often concluded that life across the Atlantic was not just different but in many respects also objectionable. In America, utopia and dystopia seemed to live side by side, and Italian references to the United States were frequently in support of progressive or reactionary causes. Political thinkers including Cesare Balbo, Carlo Cattaneo, Giuseppe Mazzini, and Antonio Rosmini used the United States to shed light on the course of their nation's political resurgence. Concepts from Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Vico served to evaluate what Italians discovered about America. Ideas about American 'domestic manners' were reflected and conveyed through works of ballet, literature, opera, and satire. Transcending boundaries between intellectual and cultural history, America in Italy is the first book-length examination of the influence of America's political formation on modern Italian political thought"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xix, 351 pages
- Contents
-
- America as History
- Concepts in the Language of Politics
- A Model Republic? : The United States in the Italian Revolutions of 1848
- Unveiling Modernity : Verdi's America and the Unification of Italy
- A War for Uncle Tom : Slavery and the American Civil War in Italy
- Isbn
- 9780691164854
- Label
- America in Italy : the United States in the political thought and imagination of the Risorgimento, 1763-1865
- Title
- America in Italy
- Title remainder
- the United States in the political thought and imagination of the Risorgimento, 1763-1865
- Statement of responsibility
- Axel Körner
- Subject
-
- HISTORY -- Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
- HISTORY -- Europe -- Italy
- History
- Intellectual life
- Intellectuals
- Intellectuals -- Italy -- History -- 18th century
- Intellectuals -- Italy -- History -- 19th century
- Intellektueller
- International relations
- Italien
- Italy
- Italy -- Intellectual life
- Italy -- Politics and government -- 1789-1815
- Italy -- Politics and government -- 1815-1870
- Italy -- Relations -- United States
- Kultur
- Kulturbeziehungen
- 1700-1899
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government | International
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- History & Theory
- Political science
- Political science -- Italy -- History -- 18th century
- Political science -- Italy -- History -- 19th century
- Politics and government
- Politik
- Politische Wissenschaft
- Politisches Denken
- Public opinion, Italian
- Risorgimento
- USA
- United States
- United States -- Foreign public opinion, Italian
- United States -- Relations -- Italy
- PHILOSOPHY -- Political
- Geschichte
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "America in Italy examines the influence of the American political experience on the imagination of Italian political thinkers between the late eighteenth century and the unification of Italy in the 1860s. Axel Körner shows that Italian political thought was shaped by debates about the American Revolution and the U.S. Constitution, but he focuses on the important distinction that while European interest in developments across the Atlantic was keen, this attention was not blind admiration. Rather, America became a sounding board for the critical assessment of societal changes at home. Many Italians did not think the United States had lessons to teach them and often concluded that life across the Atlantic was not just different but in many respects also objectionable. In America, utopia and dystopia seemed to live side by side, and Italian references to the United States were frequently in support of progressive or reactionary causes. Political thinkers including Cesare Balbo, Carlo Cattaneo, Giuseppe Mazzini, and Antonio Rosmini used the United States to shed light on the course of their nation's political resurgence. Concepts from Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Vico served to evaluate what Italians discovered about America. Ideas about American 'domestic manners' were reflected and conveyed through works of ballet, literature, opera, and satire. Transcending boundaries between intellectual and cultural history, America in Italy is the first book-length examination of the influence of America's political formation on modern Italian political thought"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1967-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Körner, Axel
- Dewey number
- 320.94501
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DG499.U5
- LC item number
- K67 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Italy
- United States
- United States
- Italy
- Italy
- Political science
- Political science
- Intellectuals
- Intellectuals
- Italy
- HISTORY
- HISTORY
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- PHILOSOPHY
- Intellectual life
- Intellectuals
- International relations
- Political science
- Politics and government
- Public opinion, Italian
- Italy
- United States
- Geschichte
- Intellektueller
- Kultur
- Kulturbeziehungen
- Politik
- Politische Wissenschaft
- Politisches Denken
- Risorgimento
- Italien
- USA
- Label
- America in Italy : the United States in the political thought and imagination of the Risorgimento, 1763-1865, Axel Körner
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-331) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- America as History -- Concepts in the Language of Politics -- A Model Republic? : The United States in the Italian Revolutions of 1848 -- Unveiling Modernity : Verdi's America and the Unification of Italy -- A War for Uncle Tom : Slavery and the American Civil War in Italy
- Control code
- 965617362
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xix, 351 pages
- Isbn
- 9780691164854
- Lccn
- 2016035758
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40027280647
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)965617362
- Label
- America in Italy : the United States in the political thought and imagination of the Risorgimento, 1763-1865, Axel Körner
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-331) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- America as History -- Concepts in the Language of Politics -- A Model Republic? : The United States in the Italian Revolutions of 1848 -- Unveiling Modernity : Verdi's America and the Unification of Italy -- A War for Uncle Tom : Slavery and the American Civil War in Italy
- Control code
- 965617362
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xix, 351 pages
- Isbn
- 9780691164854
- Lccn
- 2016035758
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40027280647
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)965617362
Subject
- HISTORY -- Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
- HISTORY -- Europe -- Italy
- History
- Intellectual life
- Intellectuals
- Intellectuals -- Italy -- History -- 18th century
- Intellectuals -- Italy -- History -- 19th century
- Intellektueller
- International relations
- Italien
- Italy
- Italy -- Intellectual life
- Italy -- Politics and government -- 1789-1815
- Italy -- Politics and government -- 1815-1870
- Italy -- Relations -- United States
- Kultur
- Kulturbeziehungen
- 1700-1899
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government | International
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- History & Theory
- Political science
- Political science -- Italy -- History -- 18th century
- Political science -- Italy -- History -- 19th century
- Politics and government
- Politik
- Politische Wissenschaft
- Politisches Denken
- Public opinion, Italian
- Risorgimento
- USA
- United States
- United States -- Foreign public opinion, Italian
- United States -- Relations -- Italy
- PHILOSOPHY -- Political
- Geschichte
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