Italy: From Revolution to Republic, 1700 to the Present, Fourth Edition

ISBN-13: 9780813344133 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 504 str.

Spencer M. Discala

Opis

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."

Spis treści

Introduction: From School of Europe to Conquered Land part one -Enlightenment and French Revolutionary Italy * 1 The Italian Enlightenment * * 2 Italy and the French Revolution * 3 The First War for Italian Unity part two Restoration Italy * 4 A Geographical Expression * * 5 Failed Revolutions: The 1820s and 1830s part three | The Risorgimento * 6 Three Models for Unification * * 7 Revolutions of 1848: The Great Shakeout * * 8 Cavour and the Piedmontese Solution part four | The Age of Prose * 9 Cavours Heirs: The Right Reigns * * 10 Two Parliamentary Dictators * * 11 Social and Economic Dilemmas * * 12 The Rise of Socialism and the Giolittian Era part five War and Fascism * 13 The Culture of the New Italy * * 14 World War I and the Red Biennium * 15 The Rise of Fascism * * 16 Mussolinis Italy * * 17 World War II and the Resistance part six The Republic * 18 The Structure of Postwar Italy * * 19 Postwar Politics: Imperfect Bipolarism * 20 The Economic Miracle and Its Effects * * 21 A Style for the Republic * * 22 The Bloodless Revolution * 23 The Berlusconi Phenomenon

O autorze

Spencer M DiScala