Publication

2002-01-31 - Allen Lane

Language

English

Word Count

80,000 words, Guess

Page Count

320 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100713995378
  • ISBN-139780713995374
  • Open LibraryOL7798379M

Description

A major bestseller in Italy, Paul Ginsborg's account of this most recent and dynamic period in Italy's history is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand contemoprary Italy. Ginsborg chronicles a period that witnessed a radical transformation in the country's social, economic and political landscape, creating a fascinating and definitve account of how Italy has coped or failed to cope as it moves from one century to the next. With particular emphasis on its role in italian life, work and culture Ginsborg shows how smaller families, longer lives and greater generation crossover have had significant effects on Italian society. Ginsborg looks at the 2000 elections, the influence of the Mafia, the decline of both Communism and Catholicism, and the change in national identity.

First Sentence

"WHEN SUMMIT meetings between the leaders of the capitalist world's most powerful nations began at Rambouillet in France in November 1975, Italy obtained an invitation only at the last moment."

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