Surviving Napoleon. A case study of small town discursive strategies during the Piacentino rebellion (1805-1806)

Doina Pasca Harsanyi

doi:10.1017/mit.2017.28

Surviving Napoleon. A case study of small town discursive strategies during the Piacentino rebellion (1805-1806)

Doina Pasca Harsanyi

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Abstract

In December 1805 a violent anti-French rural insurgency broke out in the mountainous area around Piacenza, in the States of Parma. Castell'Arquato was one of the centres of this rebellion: Local leaders devised a strategy that, using to advantage the dominant French imperial discourse of competent and progressive government, saved the town from the anticipated reprisals. Close reading of this particular case of narrative ingeniousness brings into focus the larger issue of agency local Italians were able to derive from the French quest for stability in the region.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	233-246
Number of pages	14
Journal	Modern Italy
Volume	22
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/mit.2017.28
State	Published - Aug 1 2017

Keywords

Napoleonic occupation in Italy
anti-Napoleonic uprisings
narrative strategy

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