Modern Italy / John Foot.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Foot, John, 1964- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Italy--History--1870-1914.

Italy.

History.

Italy--History--20th century.

Italy--Politics and government--20th century.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xiii, 331 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Summary:

This new edition of an innovative textbook places Italy at the heart of modern European history, tracing the often difficult relationship between Italians, the State and the Nation. Thoroughly revised and updated to take into account the latest scholarship and recent events, Modern Italy, second edition: features broad thematic chapters ('The Nation', 'The State', 'Economy and Society', 'Politics') which introduce students to the main debates and controversies includes maps, tables, original sources and boxed material to assist teaching and learning adopts a multi-disciplinary approach making it ideal for teachers and students of European politics, European Studies, Italian Studies and anyone studying modern Italian history now contains new sections on the Risorgimento, the 2011 national celebrations, Beppe Grillo and the Five Star Movement, and the Silvio Berlusconi era. Clear, concise and well-organized, this established book remains an invaluable introductory guide, helping readers to understand the complex nature of Italian history and politics over the last 150 years. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: Studying Italy 1

Themes and Chronologies 2

Dates and Epochs 3

Methods of Analysis 4

Readings 5

1 The Nation 18

Defining the Nation 16

Components of the Nation 25

The Contested Nation 44

The Republic and the Nation, 1946-2014 59

2 The State 69

A Permanent Legitimation Crisis? 69

Institutions, Rules and Organizations: the Architecture and Structure of the Italian State 79

Justice, Laws and the Legal System 88

Enforcing the Law, Protecting the State, Keeping Order, Making War 97

Raising Money: the State and Taxation 113

Administering the State: Bureaucracy and Public Services 117

The Structure of the State: National and Local Institutions 123

3 Economy and Society 131

Debates around the Italian Economy and Italian Society: Four Themes 131

Economic and Social Italies: Country, City, Industry 133

Industrial Italy 152

The Post-war Economic Miracle 158

The State and the Economy: Public and Private Sectors 164

The 'Southern Question': the Problem of Problems 172

4 Politics 180

Analysing Italian Politics 180

Definitions and Keywords 181

Organizing Politics 197

Mass Parties: the Left 198

Mass Parties: the Church and the Centre Ground of Politics Catholic Political Parties 207

The Far Right: Fascist and Neo-Fascist Parties 213

The Second and Third Republic: new parties and movements after 1992 216

Rules and Politics 227

Conclusion: Italy, Democracy and Politics 242.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0230360335

9780230360327

0230360327

9780230360334

OCLC:

872702466

Publisher Number:

99959324716