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Women and the Italian resistance, 1943-1945
Jane Slaughter
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Frontmatter
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Editors' Introduction to the Series (page ix)
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Acknowledgments (page xiii)
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Chronology of Events (page xv)
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Abbreviations (page xix)
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Introduction: The Study of Revolution and the Case of Italian Women of the Resistance (page 1)
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1 The Sources of Discontent: Women's Service to the State and to the Family (page 9)
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Italy Between the Wars (page 12)
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Daily Life and Popular Response to Fascism (page 21)
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Fascism at War (page 28)
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2 The Participants: "No to the War, to Hardships, to Destruction" (page 31)
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The Political and Military Setting (page 31)
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The Resistance Takes Shape (page 33)
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Becoming a Partisan (page 37)
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The Profile of Women Activists (page 39)
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Conclusion (page 49)
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3 Gender and Women's Functions in the Resistance: "I Would Do It All Again" (page 51)
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The General Structure of the Resistance (page 51)
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Women and the Organized Resistance (page 53)
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Women's "Nature" and "Roles" Become Political (page 63)
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Women Organizing Women: The GDD (page 66)
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Assessing the Impact and Meaning of Women's Actions (page 70)
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4 Political Parties and Women: "Old Prejudices Live On" (page 71)
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Women and the Socialist and Action Parties (page 72)
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The PCI Approach to Women and the "Woman Question" (page 74)
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Christian Democratic Politics and Gender (page 85)
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Autonomous Women's Organizations and the Parties (page 88)
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Conclusion (page 95)
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5 Feminist Consciousness and Politics in the Resistance: "A Sense of One's Self" (page 97)
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The Evolution of the GDD and UDI (page 97)
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Feminist Ideology in the Women's Organizations (page 105)
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Women's "Nature" and the Link Between Private and Public Spheres (page 110)
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Conclusion (page 115)
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6 War and Resistance As Forces for Change: "Renewal and Tradition" (page 119)
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Postwar Economic and Social Conditions (page 120)
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The Meaning of Equal Rights (page 123)
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Conclusion (page 128)
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Notes (page 131)
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Bibliography (page 153)
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Index (page 167)
Citable Link
Published: c1997
Publisher: Arden Press
- 9780912869131 (hardcover)
- 9780912869148 (paper)