Italy in the modern world : society, culture and identity /

Providing a comprehensive history of Italy from around 1800 to the present, Italy in the Modern World traces the social and cultural transformations that defined the lives of Italians during the 19th and 20th century. The book focuses on how social relations (class, gender and race), science and the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Reeder, Linda (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, [2020]
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I
  • Italians and the Making of Italy, 1800-1870. Overview. 1. 'Italy' in 1800 2. Restoration and Italian Nationalism, 1815-1848 3. Wars of Unification, 1848-1870 4. Setting up House, 1870-1880 Part II
  • Italians and the Liberal State, 1880-1914 Overview 5. Work, Family and the State 6. Italians in the World 7. Italy in the World: Domestic Ambitions and Imperial Failures 8. Science and the Arts Part III
  • War, Fascism and Occupation Overview 9. The Great War 10. Fascism 11. War, Occupation and Resistance, 1940-45 12. Reconstruction Part IV
  • The Republic: New Politics and New Voices Overview 13. Society and Politics in the Cold War, 1945-1965 14. 1968: Politics in a New Key 15. A New Republic? 1989-2001 16. Italy in the 21st Century Index.