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Sicily and the unification of Italy : liberal policy and local power, 1859-1866
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Riall, Lucy, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Liberalism--History--19th century--Italy.
- Liberalism.
- Decentralization in government--History--19th century--Italy.
- Decentralization in government.
- Sicily (Italy)--Politics and government--1815-1870.
- Sicily (Italy).
- Italy--Politics and government--1849-1870.
- Italy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 252 p.) : maps.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Sicily and the unification of Italy
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon, 1998.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In depth analysis of the impact of Italian unification on the isolated communities of rural sicily. Riall argues that government attempts to centralize administration, collect taxes and suppress peasant unrest in Sicily actually accentuated the violent factionalism of local communities.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Note on Sources
- Introduction ENGLISHNESS
- One ENERGY
- Industry
- Locomotion
- Physicality
- Melancholy
- Gravity
- Order
- Practicality
- Two CANDOUR
- Plainness
- Openness
- Separateness
- Domesticity
- Honesty
- Humbug
- Three DECENCY
- Barbarity
- Fair Play
- Propriety
- Modesty
- Four TACITURNITY
- Silence
- Conversation
- Oratory
- Clubbability
- Five RESERVE
- Xenophobia
- Hospitality
- Familiarity
- Intimacy
- Exclusiveness
- Six ECCENTRICITY
- Liberty
- Informality
- Originality
- Character
- Eccentrics
- Conclusion MANNERS AND CHARACTER
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-154261-X
- 1-280-80003-8
- OCLC:
- 1027164279
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