Dalmatian Italian Political Parties 1886-1914 (1918) Cover Image

Političke stranke dalmatinskih Talijana 1886.-1914.(1918.)
Dalmatian Italian Political Parties 1886-1914 (1918)

Author(s): Mirko Đinđić
Subject(s): History
Published by: Hrvatski institut za povijest
Keywords: National Identity; Political Parties; Italo-Dalmatian; Nationalism; Irredentisam

Summary/Abstract: Author analyses political identity of Dalmatian-Italians and political circumstances in Dalmatia in the second half of 19th century. First they show origin of “La Società Politica Dalmata”, then their ideology and further activity as “Italian party”. In text they try to motivate dissertation which explains how national identity of Dalmatian Italians is strongly influenced by their political activity. Therefore, the main subject of analysis is political organization of Dalmatian Italians through which they expressed Italo-Dalmatian and Italian nationalism of irredentism. The ideology of radical Italian nationalism is shown by analyzing the case of Roberto Ghiglianovich which alerts on political conflicts within citizens with Italian language expression which created condition of acceptance or rejection of certain collective identity. It is concluded that in final stage of national-integration processes by Dalmatian Italians predominate ideas of Italianization of Dalmatia and irredentism.

  • Issue Year: 44/2012
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 679-702
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Croatian