Cultural Sociology of Cultural Representations - Visions of Italy Italians in England Britain From Renaissance to

This book provides a historical cultural sociological analysis of cultural representations of Italy in England and later Britain, from the period of the Italian Renaissance to the present day.

List of contents

Introduction: Cultural Sociology of Cultural Representations of Italy
1. Methods, Theory, Data
2. Italy as Paradise and Hell
3. Republican Rome and Imperial Britain
4. Italy as Re-enchantment and Refuge
5. Italy as Salvation and Liberation
6. Multiple Italys Past; Multiple Italys Present
7. Italy as Illusion and Paradox
Conclusion

About the author

Christopher Thorpe is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Exeter. He is a historically oriented sociologist of culture and cultural sociologist. He has written in the areas of classical and modern social theory, cultural representations, food, and cultural translation. His specialist research interests focus on Anglo-Italian cultural representations relations, and interchange.

Summary

This book provides a historical cultural sociological analysis of cultural representations of Italy in England and later Britain, from the period of the Italian Renaissance to the present day.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Thorpe, Christopher (University of Exeter Thorpe, Thorpe Christopher
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032539522
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3253952-2
• No. of pages: 266
• Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Sociology, Cultural Studies, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Italy, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history