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Italy seen from France or the complexity of family relations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 February 2016

Manlio Graziano
Manlio Graziano*
Affiliation:
Observatoire géopolitique des espaces nationaux et internationaux, Université Paris Sorbonne, France
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∗ Email: manlio.graziano@wanadoo.fr
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Abstract

This article examines French–Italian relations focusing in particular on economic exchanges and French perceptions of Italy as revealed in parliamentary debates and in the French press. The analysis suggests that in the eyes of the French, Italy is a two-faced Janus, rich in both defects and positive qualities. Except perhaps for the shrewdest observers, it is difficult for the French to come to terms with all the subtleties and complexities of the real Italy.

Keywords

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Type
Research Article
Information
Modern Italy , Volume 15 , Issue 3 , August 2010 , pp. 323 - 336
Copyright
Copyright © Association for the study of Modern Italy 

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