Using the small village of Gerrandina in the south as an example, this is a survey of the Italian government’s attempt to deal with Italy’s surplus population. Formerly this problem had been solved by immigration, but now land reform and more industrialisation are bringing more work and better living conditions to the southern Italian peasant
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ACMI Identifier
007555
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrialization
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Land reform
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Village communities - Italy
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Overpopulation
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cities and towns - Italy
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Italy - Economic conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Italy - Rural conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Italy - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Land reform
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Overpopulation
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social sciences
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)