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Only the fashions have changed, while some of Hull’s distinctive white telephone boxes remain

Famine victims: Protests, food riots and lawlessness were common. Sheep were stolen. Courts were busy. Perpetrators were imprisoned and transported to Australia.

Il problema dell’inconscio nella psicologia moderna [The problem of the unconscious in modern psychology], published in 1942, was the first of Jung’s books translated into Italian. The original German title was Seelenprobleme der Gegenwart [Soul’s problems of the future], a collection of previously-issued short essays. The present paper reconstructs the story of how the book was chosen and eventually published, describing the historical and personal context surrounding the protagonists (translators and publisher) of the volume. The political and cultural situation of the time in Italy is presented: the country was dominated by Catholic culture and Idealism, both obstacles to the spread of psychology. The condition of Italy is compared with that of Germany with respect to the possibility of Freud’s and Jung’s ideas circulating. Then the paper describes the specific context in which Giovanni Bollea, who had the idea of translating Jung’s book in Italy, worked. The role of Bollea’s wife, Renata Jesi, is also highlighted. Bollea’s relationship with the Einaudi publishing house and with Jung is also explained. Finally, an attempt is made to show the relevance of this episode in the history of Italian culture and its consequences. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)

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This landmark book charts the rollercoaster history of both rich and poor, and the mechanisms that link them. Stewart Lansley examines the ideological rifts that have driven society back to the divisions of the past and asks why rich and poor citizens are still judged by very different standards.

While studying and doing social work in England, Paul learned firsthand the confrontational tactics and civil disobedience used by the militant wing of the British suffrage movement. She participated in demonstrations and was jailed for her suffrage activity in London.

The most famous Franco-American author, Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac or Jack Kerouac, was born in Lowell’s Little Canada.