{"product_id":"9783032074706","title":"Italian and Italian American Studies: The South in Global Perspective","description":"\u003ch1\u003eItalian and Italian American Studies: The South in Global Perspective\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eLa Trecchia, Patrizia\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eThis book tells the story of Naples as a city shaped by migration, creativity, and cultural resistance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e It reframes Naples within global conversations about identity, mobility, and belonging, offering a South-centric perspective that challenges dominant narratives. Through personal reflections and a wide array of vivid examples from film, music, literature, and public art, Patrizia La Trecchia explores how Naples defies stereotypes and redefines Italian national identity. Each chapter highlights the city’s contrasts—beauty and decay, tradition and innovation—as reflections of broader experiences across the Global South. With a focus on resilience and transformation, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eReframing Naples\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e invites readers to see the city not as a forgotten corner of Europe, but as a vibrant crossroads of global culture. Blending scholarly insight with personal storytelling, and featuring original photographs and archival materials, this book is both a cultural study and a personal archive of resistance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2026-04-17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783032074706\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-032-07471-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 401\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44477397827724,"sku":"9783032074706","price":107.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032074706.jpg?v=1779061136","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032074706","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}