Hi everyone,
I am currently reading for my future thesis on identity question in
the Ottoman Balkans in 19th century. I plan to focus on what people think
about their identities before and after significant events, wish to
analyze the change in ways of thinking after these events.
To obtain a broad understanding and do some comparative contributions to
my thesis, I decided to have a look at the other examples in Europe. I
read a book in the history of Southern Italy (Italy's Southern Question:
Orientalism in One Country of "Schneider") and looked at some other books
but could not see anything regarding the identity issue. The question is
what people in the Kingdom of Sicilies thought about their various
identities (like national, religious, regional, patriarchal etc.) and how
this thinking changed after the Piedmontese conquest of the kingdom. What
was the relative importance of these identities? Why did they prefer one
identity to the other? After the unification of Italy, why whould these
people want to be Italian or how did they see themselves different from
the people in the North? Briefly, I want to learn the thinking of people
of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies during the period around the unification
-before (Ferdinand II and Francis I) and after.
Could those of you who have ideas about the identity question in Southern Italy in 19th century
share them with me? This will help me catch a starting point for the questions above and start
a broader reading.
Thanks a lot
I am currently reading for my future thesis on identity question in
the Ottoman Balkans in 19th century. I plan to focus on what people think
about their identities before and after significant events, wish to
analyze the change in ways of thinking after these events.
To obtain a broad understanding and do some comparative contributions to
my thesis, I decided to have a look at the other examples in Europe. I
read a book in the history of Southern Italy (Italy's Southern Question:
Orientalism in One Country of "Schneider") and looked at some other books
but could not see anything regarding the identity issue. The question is
what people in the Kingdom of Sicilies thought about their various
identities (like national, religious, regional, patriarchal etc.) and how
this thinking changed after the Piedmontese conquest of the kingdom. What
was the relative importance of these identities? Why did they prefer one
identity to the other? After the unification of Italy, why whould these
people want to be Italian or how did they see themselves different from
the people in the North? Briefly, I want to learn the thinking of people
of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies during the period around the unification
-before (Ferdinand II and Francis I) and after.
Could those of you who have ideas about the identity question in Southern Italy in 19th century
share them with me? This will help me catch a starting point for the questions above and start
a broader reading.
Thanks a lot