Fabio Capano is a Visiting Scholar in Residence in the History Department at American University, specializing in twentieth-century Europe. His research covers nationalism, modern Italy, and Cold War borderlands. He has held teaching and administrative roles, and his work has been published in academic journals and edited volumes.

• Contents - Preface – Acknowledgments – List of Abbreviations - Introduction – Chapter 1: An Unruly City: Trieste and the Strenght of the Nationalist Discourse – Chapter 2: Resilient Roots: The Enduring Spirit of Italian Nationalism from Halls of Power to the Streets of Trieste – Chapter 3: Post-1954 Trieste: Navigating Popular Apathy, Economic Turmoil, and A Shifting Political Landscape – Chapter 4: Forgotten and Unwelcome "Brothers": The Italians of Zone B and Trieste’s Response to the New Border Politics – Chapter 5: Trieste’s Red Years: The Politics of the Center-Left and the Last Breath of Adriatic Irredentism – Chapter 6: Trieste’s Response to the C.I.P.E. Plan: Broken Promises in Cold-War Trieste – Chapter 7: Farewell to Zone B: Détente and its Enemies – Chapter 8: From the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe to the Osimo Treaty: Ending the Border Dispute – Conclusion – Bibliography - Index

Fabio Capano is a Visiting Scholar in Residence in the History Department at American University, specializing in twentieth-century Europe. His research covers nationalism, modern Italy, and Cold War borderlands. He has held teaching and administrative roles, and his work has been published in academic journals and edited volumes.

• Contents - Preface – Acknowledgments – List of Abbreviations - Introduction – Chapter 1: An Unruly City: Trieste and the Strenght of the Nationalist Discourse – Chapter 2: Resilient Roots: The Enduring Spirit of Italian Nationalism from Halls of Power to the Streets of Trieste – Chapter 3: Post-1954 Trieste: Navigating Popular Apathy, Economic Turmoil, and A Shifting Political Landscape – Chapter 4: Forgotten and Unwelcome "Brothers": The Italians of Zone B and Trieste’s Response to the New Border Politics – Chapter 5: Trieste’s Red Years: The Politics of the Center-Left and the Last Breath of Adriatic Irredentism – Chapter 6: Trieste’s Response to the C.I.P.E. Plan: Broken Promises in Cold-War Trieste – Chapter 7: Farewell to Zone B: Détente and its Enemies – Chapter 8: From the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe to the Osimo Treaty: Ending the Border Dispute – Conclusion – Bibliography - Index

Fabio Capano is a Visiting Scholar in Residence in the History Department at American University, specializing in twentieth-century Europe. His research covers nationalism, modern Italy, and Cold War borderlands. He has held teaching and administrative roles, and his work has been published in academic journals and edited volumes.

• Contents - Preface – Acknowledgments – List of Abbreviations - Introduction – Chapter 1: An Unruly City: Trieste and the Strenght of the Nationalist Discourse – Chapter 2: Resilient Roots: The Enduring Spirit of Italian Nationalism from Halls of Power to the Streets of Trieste – Chapter 3: Post-1954 Trieste: Navigating Popular Apathy, Economic Turmoil, and A Shifting Political Landscape – Chapter 4: Forgotten and Unwelcome "Brothers": The Italians of Zone B and Trieste’s Response to the New Border Politics – Chapter 5: Trieste’s Red Years: The Politics of the Center-Left and the Last Breath of Adriatic Irredentism – Chapter 6: Trieste’s Response to the C.I.P.E. Plan: Broken Promises in Cold-War Trieste – Chapter 7: Farewell to Zone B: Détente and its Enemies – Chapter 8: From the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe to the Osimo Treaty: Ending the Border Dispute – Conclusion – Bibliography - Index