Italy in the modern world : society, culture and identity / Linda Reeder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reeder, Linda, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Italy--History--19th century.

Italy.

History.

Italy--History--20th century.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

ix, 334 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

Summary:

Providing 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 covering each of the four parts. 23 images and 12 maps. Italy in the Modern World also firmly places both the nation and its people in a wider global context through a distinctly transnational approach. It is essential reading for all students of modern Italian history. -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350005181

1350005185

9781350005174

1350005177

OCLC:

1122869490