The evolution of nationhood in twentieth century Europe: lessons from the Northern Adriatic borderlands

Abstract

This article is a short introduction for a special edition on Italian nationhood. The articles that comprise the special edition are the following: From a cosmopolitan to a fascist land: Adriatic irredentism in motion; Erecting fascism: nation, identity, and space in Trieste in the first half of the twentieth century; Building Italianità in northern Adriatic: The case of population from Pola.

Keywords:

• irredentism
• fascism
• Italianità
• nationhood
• borderlands