The book titled Saggi scelti sulla storia, sulla lingua e sulla società
slovena al confine italo-sloveno (Selected Essays on Slovenian History,
Language, and Society at the Italian-Slovenian Border) presents nine
scholarly contributions from researchers at the ZRC SAZU Research Station
in Nova Gorica.

The essays focus on various aspects of the lives of Slovenians living on
the western national border and their interactions with their
Romance-speaking neighbors. The publication of the book was motivated by
the realization that Italian researchers often do not reference Slovenian
studies due to a lack of knowledge of the Slovenian language. However,
these studies are crucial—if not essential—for understanding certain
issues related to language contact.

The titles, abstracts, and summaries of the essays in the monograph are
also translated into the Friulian language, emphasizing the centuries-long
coexistence of the Slovenian and Friulian linguistic communities along
Slovenia’s western national border.

The book was published as a result of cross-border publishing
collaboration between ZRC Publishing and the Kappa Vu publishing house
from Udine, Italy.