Edward banfield on italian culture history
Italian moral values
The Moral Basis of a Backward Society is a book by Edward C. Banfield, an American political scientist who visited Montegrano, Italy (Montegrano is the fictitious name used by Banfield to protect the original town of Chiaromonte, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata) in He observed a self-interested, family See more.
Edward banfield on italian culture history
THE publication of Edward C. Banfield’s The Moral Basis of a Backward Society in introduced a startling note into the study of Mediterranean societies.
What is italian culture
Zocalo Public Square has published an essay of mine on Banfield’s classic text, The Moral Basis of a Backward Society ().
Italian culture and customs
Looking at how nepotism and family-centric societies sacrifice the public good, Edward C. Banfield uses a study of the people of southern Italy to argue how self-interested families can .