A Concise History of Italy

A Concise History of Italy

Author: Christopher Duggan

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1994-04-21

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 9780521408486

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A concise history of Italy from the fall of the Roman empire in the west to the present day.


The Unification of Italy

The Unification of Italy

Author: John Gooch

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-01-04

Total Pages: 63

ISBN-13: 1134947690

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John Gooch's book is a concise introduction to the unification of the Italian states and the legacy of this union. Starting in 1815 at the end of the Napoleonic Wars, the book goes on to explain how, despite the causes of disunity, these Italian states shared racial, linguistic, and cultural factors, which led to their eventual political unity.


The Roads of Roman Italy

The Roads of Roman Italy

Author: Ray Laurence

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-01-31

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 1136823875

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The Roads of Roman Italy offers a complete re-evaluation of both the evidence and the interpretation of Roman land transport. The book utilises archaeological, epigraphic and literary evidence for Roman communications, drawing on recent approaches to the human landscape developed by geographers. Among the topics considered are: * the relationship between the road and the human landscape * the administration and maintenance of the road system * the role of roads as imperial monuments * the economics of road construction and urban development.


The Oxford Illustrated History of Italy

The Oxford Illustrated History of Italy

Author: George Holmes

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 9780192854445

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Traces the history of Italy from the Roman Empire to the present, and examines the connections between Italian society, politics, and culture.


A Sterner Plan for Italian Unity

A Sterner Plan for Italian Unity

Author: Raymond Grew

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2015-12-08

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 1400875536

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Italy in 1850 was a politically weak and divided country. The revolutionary spirit of 1848 had faded; much of the country was again under foreign control. Her political leaders were in exile, but they could not dismiss their dreams of a united Italy. Raymond Grew, in his account of the Italian National Society, shows the part that the Society had in realizing these dreams, and presents fresh material on the climactic years of the Risorgimento—who participated in it, what issues were involved, and how unification was accomplished. Drawing upon unpublished materials from archives and libraries throughout Europe, the author presents a comprehensive picture of the social, political, and intellectual climate of the period in which Italy became a nation. Originally published in 1963. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.


Cultural Identity in the Roman Empire

Cultural Identity in the Roman Empire

Author: Dr Joanne Berry

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-09-11

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 1134778511

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This provocative and often controversial volume examines concepts of ethnicity, citizenship and nationhood, to determine what constituted cultural identity in the Roman Empire. The contributors draw together the most recent research and use diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives from archaeology, classical studies and ancient history to challenge our basic assumptions of Romanization and how parts of Europe became incorporated into a Roman culture. Cultural Identity in the Roman Empire breaks new ground, arguing that the idea of a unified and easily defined Roman culture is over-simplistic, and offering alternative theories and models. This well-documented and timely book presents cultural identity throughout the Roman empire as a complex and diverse issue, far removed from the previous notion of a dichotomy between the Roman invaders and the Barbarian conquered.


Byron and the Rhetoric of Italian Nationalism

Byron and the Rhetoric of Italian Nationalism

Author: A. Schmidt

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2010-06-21

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 0230107826

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Making extensive use of untranslated texts, Arnold Schmidt discusses the impact of Byron's life and works on the discourse of Italian nationalism between 1818 and 1948, his participation in Grand Tour and salon culture, and his influence on Italian Classicists and Romantics.


Early Modern Italy

Early Modern Italy

Author: Christopher Black

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-01-04

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 1134611277

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Early Modern Italy is a fascinating survey of society in Italy from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries - the Renaissance to the Enlightenment. Covering the whole of the Peninsula from the Venetian Republic, to Florence, through to Naples it shows how the huge economic, cultural and social divides of the period still affect the stability of present day united Italy. This is an essential guide to one of the most vibrant yet tempestuous periods of Italian history.


The Cambridge Companion to Modern Italian Culture

The Cambridge Companion to Modern Italian Culture

Author: Zygmunt G. Barânski (ed)

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2001-08-16

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 9780521559829

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This collection of essays provides a comprehensive account of the culture of modern Italy. Contributions focus on a wide range of political, historical and cultural questions. The volume provides information and analysis on such topics as regionalism, the growth of a national language, social and political cultures, the role of intellectuals, the Church, the left, feminism, the separatist movements, organised crime, literature, art, design, fashion, the mass media, and music. While offering a thorough history of Italian cultural movements, political trends and literary texts over the last century and a half, the volume also examines the cultural and political situation in Italy today and suggests possible future directions in which the country might move. Each essay contains suggestions for further reading on the topics covered. The Cambridge Companion to Modern Italian Culture is an invaluable source of materials for courses on all aspects of modern Italy.