A concise history of Italy from the fall of the Roman empire in the west to the present day. More Reviews and Recommendations Editorial Reviews - A Concise History of Italy From the Publisher
Since its creation in 1861, Italy has struggled to develop an effective political system and a secure sense of national identity. This concise history covers the period from the fall of the Roman Empire in the west to the present day, but focuses on the difficulties Italy has faced in forging a nation state during the past two centuries. The opening chapters consider the geographical and cultural obstacles to unity, and survey the long centuries of political fragmentation in the peninsula since the sixth century. It was this legacy of fragmentation that Italy's new rulers had to strive to overcome when the country became united, more by accident than design, in 1859-61. Loading... Features - A Concise History of Italy Table of Contents Table of Contents List of illustrationsList of tablesPrefaceIntroduction11The Geographical Determinants of Disunity92Disunity and Conflict: From the Romans to the Renaissance, 400-1494313Stagnation and Reform, 1494-1789604The Emergence of the National Question, 1789-1849875Italy United1176The Liberal State and the Social Question, 1870-19001437Giolitti, the First World War, and the Rise of Fascism1718Fascism2059The Republic240Select Bibliography295Index306
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