Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture

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.

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