meridionalista d\'antan

English translation: erstwhile scholar(s) of the condition of the South (of Italy)

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Italian term or phrase:meridionalista d\\\'antan
English translation:erstwhile scholar(s) of the condition of the South (of Italy)
Entered by: Therese Marshall

10:24 May 28, 2017
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / newspaper article on G7
Italian term or phrase: meridionalista d\'antan
As I seem to understand from my research on the Web, this term refers to a "scholar" of studies of the "South" (meridione) (which in this article I understand to be Southern Europe in general and not only Italy) - unlike certain "hits" that translated the term as "southerner" which I believe to be incorrect.

So could I translate this term as a "Scholar of Meridionalism of a bygone era/of yesteryear"? I am quite unsure...


Context: Potrebbe essere utile allora compiere una ricognizione, inevitabilmente limitata per ragioni di spazio, che partendo dalla Capitanata giunga sino al Materano, per individuare almeno una parte di quei siti aziendali, qualcuno dei quali
sarebbe stato (forse) opportuno far visitare agli illustri ospiti per renderli pienamente consapevoli che questa volta il G7 si svolge in un’area dell’Europa mediterranea fra le più dinamiche sotto il profilo economico, anche se qualche meridionalista d’antan - di cui all’estero ignorano la stessa esistenza - continua stancamente a dichiarare il contrario.
Therese Marshall
Italy
Local time: 15:08
erstwhile scholar(s) of the condition of the South (of Italy)
Explanation:
For d'antan, you can probably find other synonyms. You other suggests are also good.
Alison
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Alison Kennedy
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Local time: 15:08
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erstwhile scholar(s) of the condition of the South (of Italy)


Explanation:
For d'antan, you can probably find other synonyms. You other suggests are also good.
Alison

Alison Kennedy
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