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PublisherPalgrave Macmillan The Limited

ISBN-101403986150

ISBN-139781403986153

eBay Product ID (ePID)69656177

Product Key Features

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameHistory of Italy

Publication Year2009

SubjectEurope / Italy

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaHistory

AuthorClaudia Baldoli

SeriesBloomsbury Essential Histories Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight21.5 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2009-044399

Reviews'This is an excellent book. Its approach is highly original - covering a vast period of time and material through a broad 'cultural history' methodology. I learned a lot from this volume, and I am sure many other scholars and students will as well.' - John Foot, Professor of Modern Italian History, University College London, UK, 'This is an excellent book. Its approach is highly original - covering a vast period of time and material through a broad 'cultural history' methodology. I learned a lot from this volume, and I am sure many other scholars and students will as well.' - John Foot, Professor of Modern Italian History, University College London, UK

TitleLeadingA

Dewey Edition22

Series Volume Number5

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal945

Table Of ContentAcknowledgements List of Maps, Chronologies, Windows and Illustations Introduction The 'Barbarian' Middle Ages: Invasions, Culture, Religion The Middle Ages of the Cities The Middle Ages of the Courts Renaissance Italy: From the European Model to the 'End of Italy'? Under Popes and Distant Kings A National Melorama: The Epic of the Risorgimento Liberal Italy From Hunger to Hedonism: Italy in the Twentieth Century Conclusion Select Bibliography Index.

SynopsisUntil the beginning of the 18th century, to be 'Italian' meant to identify with a number of collective memories, rather than a national memory. Yet there are elements of continuity that have shaped Italian identity over the past 1,500 years. Religion, food, art and architecture, a literary language, as well as a particular relationship between cities and countryside, between family and civil society have all contributed to present day Italian culture and politics. Baldoli explores the history of Italy as a country, rather than as a nation, in order to trace its fascinating cultural and political development. Offering a way into each period of Italian history, the book brings Italy's past to life with extracts from poetry, novels and music. Drawing on the latest research published in English and Italian, this is the ideal introduction for all those interested in Italy's cultural and social past and its significance for the country's present., Until the beginning of the eighteenth century, to be 'Italian' meant to identify with a number of collective memories, rather than a national memory. Yet there are elements of continuity that have shaped Italian identity over the past 1,500 years. Religion, food, art and architecture, a literary language, as well as a particular relationship between cities and countryside, between family and civil society have all contributed to present day Italian culture and politics. Baldoli explores the history of Italy as a country, rather than as a nation, in order to trace its fascinating cultural and political development. Offering a way into each period of Italian history, the book brings Italy's past to life with extracts from poetry, novels and music. Drawing on the latest research published in English and Italian, this is the ideal introduction for all those interested in Italy's cultural and social past and its significance for the country's present., Intertwining the history of art, literature, food, music and religion, Baldoli explores Italy's history from the Middle Ages to the present. The book offers an insight into continuities across past and present day Italian culture, politics, and identity, drawing on a range of recent historiography and contemporary sources.

LC Classification NumberD1-DX301