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Book SynopsisThe Short Oxford History of Italy series, in seven volumes, will offer a complete History of Italy from the early middle ages to the present and, in each period, will present the most recent historical perspectives on Italian history. This means setting Italian history in the broader context of European history as a whole. It also means questioning accepted interpretations of Italian history in each of these periods and, in particular, the idea that Italy''s history has been significantly different from that of the rest of Europe. Each volume will emphasise how developments in Italy in each period are best understood as variants on broader European patterns of political, economic social and cultural change. This volume covers the period from the French Revolution to the end of the Nineteenth Century. Consisting of nine essays written by leading British and American historians, the volume shows how Italy''s unexpected political unification and independence were inseparable from the impa
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Table of ContentsIntroduction ; Chapter One: From the French Revolution to Napoleon ; Chapter Two: The Age of the Restoration ; Chapter Three: Giuseppe Mazzini and his Opponents ; Chapter Four: Cavour and Piedmont ; Chapter Five: Garibaldi and the South ; Chapter Six: Politics in the Era of Depretis and Crispi: 1870-96 ; Chapter Seven: Religion and Society 1789-1892 ; Chapter Eight: Culture and High Society 1796-1896 ; Chapter Nine: Economy, Society, and the State ; Further Reading ; Chronology ; Glossary ; Maps ; Index
