Peasant women and politics in Fascist Italy : the Massaie Rurali / Perry Willson
Peasant women were the largest female occupational group in Italy between the wars. They led lives characterised by great poverty and heavy workloads, but Fascist propaganda extolled them as the mothers of the nation and the guardians of the rural worlds, the most praiseworthy of Italian women.
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| Main Authors: | Willson, Perry R. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | London [u.a.] : Routledge, 2002 |
| Edition: | 1. publ |
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| Summary: | Peasant women were the largest female occupational group in Italy between the wars. They led lives characterised by great poverty and heavy workloads, but Fascist propaganda extolled them as the mothers of the nation and the guardians of the rural worlds, the most praiseworthy of Italian women. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. - |
| Physical Description: | XIII, 221 S. Ill., Kt |
| ISBN: | 0415291704 0415291712 9780415291705 9780415291712 |
