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Italy : from revolution to republic, 1700 to the present / Spencer M. Di Scala.
- Title
- Italy : from revolution to republic, 1700 to the present / Spencer M. Di Scala.
- Author
- Di Scala, Spencer
- Publication
- Boulder, CO : Westview Press, c2009.
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- Description
- xx, 481 p. : maps; 23 cm.
- Summary
- From the Publisher: This essential book fills a serious gap in the field by synthesizing modern Italian history and placing it in a fully European context. Emphasizing globalization, Italy traces the country's transformation from a land of emigration to one of immigration and its growing cultural importance. Including coverage of the April 2008 elections, this updated edition offers expanded examinations of contemporary Italy's economic, social, and cultural development, a deepened discussion on immigration, and four new biographical sketches. Author Spencer M. Di Scala discusses the role of women, gives ample attention to the Italian South, and provides a picture of how ordinary Italians live. Cast in a clear and lively style that will appeal to readers, this comprehensive account is an indispensable addition to the field.
- Subject
- Italy > History > 18th century
- Italy > History > 19th century
- Italy > History > 20th century
- Italy > History > 21st century
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-458) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The Italian enlightenment -- Italy and the French Revolution -- The first war for Italian unity -- A "geographical expression" -- Failed revolutions: the 1820s and 1830s -- Three models for unification -- The revolutions of 1848: the great shakeout -- Cavour and the Piedmontese solution -- Cavour's heirs: the "right" reigns -- Two "parliamentary dictators" -- Social and economic dilemmas -- The rise of socialism and the Giolittian Era -- The culture of the new Italy -- World War I and the Red biennium -- The rise of fascism -- Mussolini's Italy -- World War II and the resistance -- The structure of postwar Italy -- Postwar politics: "imperfect bipolarism" -- The economic miracle and its effects -- A style for the republic -- The "bloodless revolution" -- The Berlusconi phenomenon.
- ISBN
- 9780813344133 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0813344131 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2008046711
- OCLC
- 213448104
- SCSB-12162919
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library