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101Gioberti, Vincenzo — (1801–1852) The radical political ideas of the Catholic philosopher Vincenzo Gioberti constrained him to live the life of an exile for much of his adult life. In the early 1830s, the young priest joined the clandestine organization Giovine… …
102Gronchi, Giovanni — (1887–1978) Born in Pontedera (Pisa), by his early twenties this Tuscan schoolteacher was among those liberal Catholics who eventually formed the Partito Popolare Italiano/Italian People’s Party (PPI) in 1919. After World War I, he was active… …
103Irredentismo — The occupation of Romein 1870 still left a number of “unredeemed” Italian territories such as the Trentino and Trieste. In 1877, the radical politician Matteo Renato Imbriani formed, with the patronage of Giuseppe Garibaldi, an association… …
104Minghetti, Marco — (1818–1886) Born in Bologna, Marco Minghetti was a close collaborator and friend of Camillo Benso di Cavour. He served as minister of the interior under Cavour in 1860–1861 and rose to be prime minister in March 1863. In this role, he signed,… …
105Momigliano, Arnaldo — (1908–1987) Widely regarded as one of the greatest 20th century scholars of classics and of the ancient world, Arnaldo Momigliano was born in the province of Cuneo (Piedmont) in 1908. Momigliano, already a professor, was forced to flee Italy… …
106Morante, Elsa — (1918–1985) An important figure in postwar Italian fiction, Elsa Morante was the author of four major novels, Menzogna e Sortilegio (The House of Liars, 1948), L’Isola di Arturo (Arturo’s Island, 1957), La Storia (History:A Novel, 1974), and… …
107Sturzo, Luigi — (1871–1959) Born in Caltagirone (Sicily), Luigi Sturzo was ordained in 1904. Convinced of the need for the Church to involve itself in the lives of the working class, and to provide a Catholic alternative to socialism, “Don” Sturzo (the… …
108Renate Dorrestein — (nacida el 25 de febrero de 1954 en Ámsterdam) escritora, periodista y feminista neerlandesa. Considerada una de las fuguras más importantes de la literatura neerlandesa actual, ha sido una prolífica escritora ganadora del premio Annie Romein por …
109STATHOUDER — ou STADHOUDER Le mot néerlandais stathouder représente l’équivalent du latin médiéval locum tenens (en français lieu tenant) et désigne celui qui tient la place d’un chef et commande en son absence. Le stathoudérat, ou fonction de gouverneur… …
110rescousse — [ rɛskus ] n. f. • rescusse « reprise d une personne par la force » 1165; s prononcé d apr. rescourre (vx), « délivrer qqn », de escourre « recouvrer », lat. excutere 1 ♦ (1702) Dr. mar. Fait de reprendre à l ennemi le navire ou les biens qu il a …
