The rise of Americanism in Italy, 1888-1919 / Luca Cottini.
| Author/creator | Cottini, Luca author |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2025] |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | xvi, 207 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm. |
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| Physical medium | illustrations. |
| Series | Toronto Italian studies Toronto Italian studies. ^A362209 |
| Contents | The Emigration Debate and the Spreading of Anti-Americanism in Italy (1888-1891) -- From Columbianism to Americanism: Italian, Vatican, and American Perceptions of the United States from the Columbian Expositions to the Spanish-American War (1892-1899) -- Americanizing Italy: The New American Presence in Italian Industry and Culture (1901-1913) -- Italian Americanism: Italianizing the United States (1900-1915) -- The Rise and Fall of Transatlantic Americanism (1909-1919). |
| Abstract | "The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries marked a pivotal time for the United States, as the nation emerged as a political and industrial powerhouse and fashioned its new value system. Amid waves of emigration and evolving cultural exchanges, Italy's relationship with America became a complex tapestry of admiration, critique, and adaptation. This study of Italy's Americanism explores social debates within Italy regarding emigration, the development of a Columbian narrative, European reactions to the Spanish-American War, the impact of American products on Italian society, and former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson's military intervention and political propaganda during World War I. It highlights discussions among Italians about the implications of emigration, contrasting prevailing negative views with a counter-narrative from Italian journalists, scholars, and missionaries who visited the United States. The negotiation of U.S. imports and their incorporation into the Italian national context document the formation of a distinct American subculture and the early phases of the nation's Americanization. The Rise of Americanism in Italy provides a unique perspective to assess the early stages of America's "soft" expansion, as the flow of departing and returning emigrants made Italy a favorable terrain for commercial penetration in Europe, transforming an export ideology into a complex network of transatlantic relations."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-191) and index. |
| Other forms | Issued also in electronic format. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Cottini, Luca. Rise of Americanism in Italy, 1888-1919. Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2025 1487559992 9781487559991 |
| LCCN | 2024393026 |
| ISBN | 9781487559984 |
| ISBN | 1487559984 |
| ISBN | EPUB |
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