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Under the volcano : empire and revolution in a Sicilian town /

A peasant revolt in Sicily is the starting point for a detailed intimate account of the people who lived in the community - a fiercely proud local gentry and a British family, the largest landowners in the area. The story is used to examine Britain's policy towards Europe in the 19th century an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Riall, Lucy, 1962-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Sicily (Italy) > History > 1815-1870.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > Italy > Sicily.
Sicily (Italy) > Foreign relations > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1837-1901.
Italy > History > 1815-1870.
Sicile (Italie) > Histoire > 1815-1860.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures > Italie > Sicile.
Sicile (Italie) > Relations extérieures > Grande-Bretagne.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures > 1837-1901.
Italie > Histoire > 1815-1870.
Diplomatic relations
Great Britain
Italy
Italy > Sicily
Regions & Countries - Europe.
History & Archaeology.
Italy.
1815-1901
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:A peasant revolt in Sicily is the starting point for a detailed intimate account of the people who lived in the community - a fiercely proud local gentry and a British family, the largest landowners in the area. The story is used to examine Britain's policy towards Europe in the 19th century and colonial rule overseas in the age of Empire.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191744815
0191744816