Description
Book SynopsisProviding 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 arts shaped the political processes of unification, state building, fascism and the postwar world.
Split up into four parts covering the making of Italy, the liberal state, war and fascism, and the republic, the text draws on secondary literature and primary sources in order to synthesize current historiographical debates and provide primary documents for classroom use. There are individual chapters on key topics, such as unification, Italians in the world, Italy in the world, science and the arts, fascism, the World Wars, the Cold War, and Italy in the 21st century, as well as a wealth of useful features for students, including:
* Comprehensive bibliographic essays
Trade Review
Linda Reeder’s accessible yet scholarly book offers a needed alternative to conventional surveys of modern Italy. It successfully integrates the history of gender relations and mobilities into the national narrative, highlighting in particular the importance of migrations in the making of the modern nation. This book should be required reading for all classes on modern Italy, especially those focused on its global and borderless dimensions. * Silvana Patriarca, Professor of History, Fordham University, USA *
Table of Contents
List of Images List of Maps Timeline Introduction 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
