Italy / Edition 7

by Valerio Lintner, Denis Judd, John Hoste

Overview

A Traveller's History of Italy analyzes the development of the Italian people from pre-historic times right through to the imaginative, resourceful and fiercely independent Italians we know today. All the major periods of Italian history are dealt with, including the Etruscans, the Romans, the communes and the city states which spawned the glories of the Renaissance. In more modern times, Unification and the development and the degeneration of the Liberal state into Fascism are covered, as well as the rise of Italy to the position it currently enjoys as a leading member of the European Community. The Gazetteer, which is cross-referenced to the main text, highlights sites, towns, churches and cathedrals of historical importance to the visitor. For traveller's on the ground or students at their desks, this handy paperback will prove invaluable.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781566565219
Publisher:	Interlink Publishing Group, Incorporated
Publication date:	09/01/2003
Series:	Traveller's History Series
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.73(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	vii
Chapter 1	Early Italy: From Cave-Dwellers to Etruscan Civilization	1
Chapter 2	The Romans	21
Chapter 3	The Middle Ages: From Barbarians to City States	53
Chapter 4	Rinascimento	85
Chapter 5	A Pawn in the Game: Centuries of Foreign Domination	117
Chapter 6	Risorgimento and Unification	143
Chapter 7	The Liberal State and Fascism	172
Chapter 8	Post-War and Contemporary Italy	202
	Roman Emperors	232
	Popes, Emperors, Doges and Kings of Naples of the Renaissance	233
	Selected Italian Artists	235
	Heads of State, Popes and Prime Ministers of United Italy	237
	Chronology of Major Events	240
	Election Results	253
	Selected Reading on Italian History	255
	Historical Gazetteer	257
	Index	274
	Maps
	The Roman Empire at its height	46
	Italy at the time of the Lombards	57
	Italy in the mid-fourteenth century	91
	Italy under the Spanish	120
	Unification of Italy 1859-1870	170

Editorial Reviews

A Traveller's History of Italy makes ideal "before-you-go" reading, putting names and places in the country into proper perspective.

Daily Telegraph

[A] unique...delightful book...provides a lively text in this small volume that goes a long way in explaining to the traveler just who has walked the stones of Rome before him.

Small Press