Italian and Italian American Studies: The Fadda Affair

Simpson, T.

An insightful look into the origins of modern Italian media culture by examining a sensational crime and trial that took place in Rome in the late 1870s, when a bloody murder triggered a national spectacle that became the first great media circus in the new nation of Italy, crucially shaping the young state's public sphere and image of itself.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2011-01-19

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230108363

DOI: 10.1057/9780230116535

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 264