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  • 131Bianchi, Michele — (1883–1930)    Born in Belmonte Calabro (Calabria), Bianchi came to be known as a firebrand syndicalist (and interventionist regarding World War I) in the heady days of organizing the field workers in the Po Valley. When he tossed in his lot with …

    Historical Dictionary of modern Italy

  • 132Regionalism —    Articles 114–133 (Title V) of the 1948 Constitution set out the powers and limitations on Italy’s regions, of which there are 20, subdivided into 103 provinces: Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto, Liguria, Emilia Romagna, Tuscany, Umbria, The Marches …

    Historical Dictionary of modern Italy