Generation/generations. The historiographic use of a "stretchable" notion
Journal title PASSATO E PRESENTE
Author/s Valentina Colombi
Publishing Year 2010 Issue 2010/80
Language Italian Pages 18 P. 123-140 File size 79 KB
DOI 10.3280/PASS2010-080008
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Generation/generations. The historiographic use of a "stretchable" notion deals with the concept of generation and its use in historiography. She explores the semantic dimension of "generation", its theoretical basis and the notion’s fortune in the social sciences, especially in historiography, underlining "1968" as a crucial moment in the historical success of "generation". Emphasizing the discrepancy between the concept of generation as an analytical tool, and generations as historical actors and the object of historiographic study, the survey reflects upon some concrete uses of "generation" and the heuristic potential of the idea of "historical generations" for the study of Italian contemporary history.
Keywords: Generation, youth, inter-generational conflict, Italy, historiography, 1968.
Valentina Colombi, Generazione/generazioni. L’uso storiografico di un concetto "elastico" in "PASSATO E PRESENTE" 80/2010, pp 123-140, DOI: 10.3280/PASS2010-080008