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Biography of an Industrial Town
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- Book Synopsis
- A pioneering work in oral history, this book tells the story of the rise and fall of the industrial revolution and the apogee and crisis of the labor movement through an oral history of Terni, a steel town in Central Italy and the seat of the first large industrial enterprise in Italy. This story is told through a combination of stories, songs, myths and memories from over 200 voices of five generations, woven with a wealth of archival material.
- About The Author
- Alessandro Portelli is a former professor of Anglo-American Literature at the University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy. He is the winner of the prestigious Viareggio Prize as well as an Oral History Association book award for The Order Has Been Carried Out (Palgrave, 2003).
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- ISBN
- 9783319845166
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan, (14 August 2018)
- Number of Pages
- 400
- Weight
- 552 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 210 x 148 mm
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