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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779945203321

Autore

Bosworth R. J. B.

Titolo

Italy and the wider world 1860-1960 / / R.J.B. Bosworth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 1996

ISBN

1-134-78088-5

1-134-78089-3

1-280-15742-9

0-203-43626-1

0-203-28609-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (263 p.)

Disciplina

945/.08

Soggetti

Civilization - Italian influences

Civilization, Modern - 19th century

Italy Foreign relations

Italy Emigration and immigration

Italy Civilization 1789-1900

Italy Civilization 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-240) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Tables; Preface; Introduction: The problem of Italy and the wider world 1860  1960; ITALIAN DIPLOMACY AND EUROPEAN POWER POLITICS 1860  1922; ITALIAN DIPLOMACY AND EUROPEAN POWER POLITICS 1922  60; THE ITALIAN MILITARY IN WAR AND PEACE 1860  1960; ITALIAN COMMERCE AND THE WIDER WORLD 1860  1960; THE RISE AND FALL OF THE ITALIAN EMPIRE 1860  1960; THE RISE AND RISE OF THE EMPIRE OF THE ITALIES: EMIGRATION 1860-1960; CULTURES AND IDEOLOGY FOR EXPORT: ITALY AND THE ITALIES 1860-1960; VISITING ITALY: TOURISM AND LEISURE 1860-1960; Conclusion; Notes; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

`It would be difficult to imagine a more wittier or stimulating text.' Paul Preston, LSE. Bosworth challenges many aspects of current Italian historiography and offers an original and lively vision of the place of Italy in modern history.