Imperial city : Rome under Napoleon / Susan Vandiver Nicassio ; preface by Claudio Rendina.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nicassio, Susan Vandiver.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rome (Italy)--History--1798-1870.

Rome (Italy).

Rome (Italy)--Social life and customs--19th century.

Rome (Italy)--Politics and government--19th century.

Rome (Italy)--Social life and customs--18th century.

Rome (Italy)--Politics and government--18th century.

Rome (Italy)--History--Revolution, 1798-1799.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1798, the armies of the French Revolution tried to transform Rome from the capital of the Papal States to a Jacobin Republic. For the next two decades, Rome was the subject of power struggles between the forces of the Empire and the Papacy, while Romans endured the unsuccessful efforts of Napoleon's best and brightest to pull the ancient city into the modern world. Against this historical backdrop, Nicassio weaves together an absorbing social, cultural, and political history of Rome and its people. Based on primary sources and incorporating two centuries of Italian, French, and international research, her work reveals what life was like for Romans in the age of Napoleon. "A remarkable book that wonderfully vivifies an understudied era in the history of Rome. . . . This book will engage anyone interested in early modern cities, the relationship between religion and daily life, and the history of the city of Rome."-Journal of Modern History "An engaging account of Tosca's Rome. . . . Nicassio provides a fluent introduction to her subject."-History Today "Meticulously researched, drawing on a host of original manuscripts, memoirs, personal letters, and secondary sources, enabling [Nicassio] to bring her story to life."-History

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Cast of Characters

Chapter One: Urbe et Orbe: The City and the World

Chapter Two: The City

Chapter Three: The People

Chapter Four: Joys

Chapter Five: The Turning Year

Chapter Six: Sorrows

Chapter Seven: Money, School and Work

Chapter Eight: The New Regime

Chapter Nine: The Empire Versus God

Chapter Ten: Restorations

Bibliographical Essay

Bibliography

Index of Names

Notes:

"Originally published in England in 2005 by Ravenhall Books"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-252) and index.

ISBN:

9786612505973

9781282505971

1282505971

9780226579740

0226579743

OCLC:

593274120