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RR 2004/51 Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture Edited by Gino Moliterno Routledge London 2002 xxiv + 677 pp. ISBN 0 415 28556 9 £19.99/$30 Paperback ed. of title first published in hardback by Routledge, 2000 (ISBN 0 415 14584 8 £120 $150)
Keywords Italy, Culture (sociology)
Review DOI 10.1108/09504120410513519
From porn queen politicians to patron saints, modern Italian culture is often a complex, fascinating world of paradox and controversy which requires a reliable, unbiased source of explanation and rationale. A partial solution is offered by Routledge with the release of an updated, paperback version of their well-received Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture. The encyclopedia contains over 900 entries written by an international panel of expert contributors, mainly from the anglophone academic world but with some help from scholars based in Italy, all under the editorship of Gino Moliterno, a senior lecturer at the Australian National University.
For the purposes of this work, contemporary Italy is taken as the period starting in 1945. Organization is alphabetical but a useful thematic entry list and an index offer alternative methods to access information. The thematic entry list breaks subject areas down into architecture, cultural institutions, the economy, education, fashion,...