Book presentation and round table
A Civil War: A History of the Italian Resistanceby Claudio Pavone, translated by Peter Levy, preface by Stanislao Pugliese
“Among the few indisputable masterpieces of contemporary history.” –Financial Times .
A Civil War is a history of the wartime Italian Resistance, recounted by a historian who, when only a boy, took part in the struggle against Mussolini’s fascist Republic. Since its publication in Italy, Claudio Pavone’s masterwork has become indispensable to anyone seeking to understand this period and its continuing importance for the nation’s identity.
Claudio Pavone, born in Rome in 1920, was a participant in the Resistance. For many years he worked in the State Archives, and then as Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Pisa.
Panelists:
Silvana Patriarca, Professor, of History, Fordham University, David Forgacs Guido and Mariuccia Zerilli-Marimò Professor of Contemporary Italian Studies Director of Graduate Studies Department of Italian Studies New York University
Stanislao G. Pugliese Professor of History Queensboro Unico Distinguished Professor of Italian and Italian American Studies Hofstra University