Il 1911 in Maremma: le celebrazioni del Cinquantenario e il dibattito sull’“unificazione mancata”

Abstract

According to recent trends in the historiography of the Risorgimento, this contribution examines contents and features of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Italy’s Unification in the Tuscan area known as Maremma grossetana. The peculiar socio-economical features of this area offer an insight into the multifaceted meanings of the 50th anniversary celebration and the contradictions of the jubilee, which exalted Giolitti’s Italy while highlighting the “failed unification” of peripheral, less developed territories.

Keywords

• feste nazionale
• Risorgimento
• Maremma
• Grosseto
• 1911
• national anniversary