Assassinations and Murder in Modern Italy: Transformations in Society and Culture - Hardcover

by S. Gundle (Editor), Lucia Rinaldi (Editor)

An extraordinary series of murders and political assassinations has marked contemporary Italian history, from the killing of the king in 1900 to the assassination of former prime minister Aldo Moro in 1978. This book explores well-known and lesser-known assassinations and murders in their historical, political and cultural contexts.

Author Biography

STEPHEN GUNDLE is Professor of Italian Cultural History at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.

LUCIA RINALDI completed her PhD dissertation at Royal Holloway, University of London on postmodernism and identity in contemporary Italian crime fiction and is a Teaching Fellow in Italian at the University of Exeter, UK.