Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vi
4. LIST OF FIGURES viii
5. TRADITIONS IN WORLD CINEMA x
6. INTRODUCTION 1
7. 1. HISTORIC, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL BACKGROUND 7
8. 2. THE NEW WAVE PROPER/ITALIAN STYLE DEBATE AND THE EXPLOSION OF NATIONAL CINEMAS 48
9. 3. THE AESTHETICS EMERGING AFTER THE WAR 112
10. 4. IDEOLOGICAL PERIMETERS: THE CATHOLIC–MARXIST PROTOCOL 151
11. 5. NEGOTIATING MODERNITY: THE ETHICS OF DISORIENTATION AND ENTRENCHMENT 172
12. 6. REIMAGINING NATIONAL IDENTITY 193
13. 7. BEHAVIORAL CODES AND SEXUAL MORES 222
14. CONCLUSION: THE MISSING ITALY AND ITS MISSING CINEMA TODAY 238
15. BIBLIOGRAPHY 248
16. FURTHER READING 258
17. INDEX 269