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Modern Italy : a very short introduction

Title
Modern Italy : a very short introduction / Anna Cento Bull.
Author
Cento Bull, Anna, 1951-
Publication
  • Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016.
  • ©2016
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  • Publisher description

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Description
xvi, 140 pages : illustrations, map; 18 cm
Summary
Covers the history of Italy from the Risorgimento (Resurgence), the movement leading to Italian Unification in 1861, to the present; Addresses the question of whether modern Italy is a modern country, and explores the extent to which modernity still represents a shared vision among Italian intellectuals, political leaders, and ordinary people; Contemplates themes of identity and asks what Modern Italy stands for by looking at the different cultural and political projects of modernity which have unfolded in Italy since the Risorgimento; Part of the Very Short Introductions series - millions of copies sold worldwide"--The publisher.
Series Statement
Very short introductions ; 494
Uniform Title
Very short introductions ; 494.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-134) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- Modernity and resurgence in the making of Italy -- Alternative projects of nationhood -- Governing Italy -- 'Made in Italy' -- Emigration, immigration, and citizenship -- Italy's 'soft' power -- Conclusion.
Call Number
JFC 17-218
ISBN
  • 9780198726517
  • 0198726511
LCCN
2016942458
OCLC
944463013
Author
Cento Bull, Anna, 1951- author.
Title
Modern Italy : a very short introduction / Anna Cento Bull.
Publisher
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Copyright Date
©2016
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Very short introductions ; 494
Very short introductions ; 494.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-134) and index.
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Chronological Term
Since 1870
Research Call Number
JFC 17-218
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