HIST-B 226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Fasci Siciliani, Luigi Pirandello, 1934 Fifa World Cup
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Chapter 2 - the ma a enters the italian system. 1880: family moves to palermo, some sulphur work; university; letters and law and ties to fasci siciliani. 1900-14: rome, proli c period: plays, novels, short stories, poetry. Champions of freedoms (free market, religion, press, assembly) Northern landowners, in poer 1860-76, free market libs. Dominant in sicily, eg turrisi colonna, opposition until 1876, democracy and social programs. Limited suffrage (2%) and boss politics (turrisi colonna and giammona) More politicization of the ma a (right accuses left after poor showing) Times of london newspaper writes about he ma a is an intangible and impenetrable sect. Parliamentary debate and speech by diego tajani (june 1875) Story of corrupt police chief albanese (and others) Leads to his resignation and becoming a politician. The right has used ma a as an instrument of local government) Protest of giovanni lanza (former pm and min. Minister of the interior for new left coalition government (appointed prefects)
