Murder and Media in the New Rome The Fadda Affair

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 you...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Simpson, Thomas
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan US 2010, 2010
Series:Italian and Italian American Studies
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary: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
Physical Description:278 p online resource
ISBN:9780230116535