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Book Synopsis'This is the first account in English of the making of Italian nationhood from the perspective of constitutional history. It is also the first to consider the role that the House of Savoy played in this process. Bringing together influential experts in the field, the collection covers the evolution of the Italian constitution from Russian diplomacy’s little-known planning of the Risorgimento to the monarchy’s demise after its clashes with fascism. Combining systematic coverage with original research, the volume includes such varied themes as the king’s role in the Italian wars of independence, the Italian peninsula’s forgotten charters of 1848, and the story of the ephemeral building that housed the first Italian parliament. Contributors are: Carolina Armenteros, Andrea Ungari, Paolo Colombo, Frans Willem Lantink, Christian Satto, Giulio Stolfi, Valentina Villa, Tommaso Zerbi, and Romano Ferrari Zumbini.
Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors List of Figures Introduction Carolina Armenteros and Andrea Ungari 1 The Savoy Monarchy and the Parliamentary System: From the Kingdom of Sardinia to the Kingdom of Italy Andrea Ungari 2 “Changes Appropriate to the Times, and Circumstances”: The Crown and the Modernization of the State in the Kingdom of Sardinia (1814–53) Giulio Stolfi 3 The Pact and Its Overseer: Crown and Modern Constitutionalism in the Kingdom of Sardinia (1844–52) Romano Ferrari Zumbini 4 Constitutionalism or “Neoabsolutism”? Monarchies in Italy, 1848–1859/1866 Frans Willem Lantink 5 The Making of Italy (through the Ephemeral): The First Italian Parliament between State-Building, “Risorgimental Neo-Medievalism,” and Glorification of the House of Savoy Tommaso Zerbi 6 More than Kings: The Role of the Italian Monarchs in the State-Building Process and Foreign Affairs Valentina Villa 7 The Role of the Crown in the Building of an Italian Identity (1878–1922) Paolo Colombo 8 1925: The Jubilee of King Victor Emmanuel III Monarchy and Fascism in a Year of Transition and Afterward Christian Satto Conclusions Francesco Bonini Bibliography Index
