Contemporary Italy: A Research Guide (Bibliographies and Indexes in World History)

A unique bibliographic and historiographic guide to the study of contemporary Italy, this book points to over 650 texts that have shaped the academic and scholarly study of postwar Italy. It is the first guide to include a genuine mix of English-language and Italian-language materials and to approach these materials in a historiographic as well as a bibliographic manner. It is an ideal guide for English, North American, and Italian scholars who have just begun their study of Italy or want to know more about research in areas outside their area of expertise. Following the introduction, which outlines the context within which the evolution of Italian studies should be viewed, the book is divided into two parts. Part I includes five historiographic chapters providing a detailed survey and analysis of works published in history, politics, government, the economy, and society. Part II is an annotated bibliographic guide to all of the texts pointed to in Part I. Booknews A historiographic and annotated bibliographic guide to contemporary Italy studies (post World War II), providing a mix between works in English and Italian, emphasizing literature published in the last 15 years, and including: yearbooks, data books, surveys, and other statistical materials. The book is divided into two parts, the first being a survey and analysis by subject: history, politics, government, economy and society. The second part is the bibliographic guide to the works referred to in the first part, numerically referenced. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Contents......Page 8 List of Abbreviations......Page 12 Using the Research Guide......Page 14 Preface......Page 16 INTRODUCTION: THE EVOLUTION OF RESEARCH ON CONTEMPORARY ITALY......Page 20 PART ONE: SURVEY AND ANALYSIS......Page 24 General Works......Page 26 Second World War......Page 27 Postwar Settlement......Page 28 1970s-1990s......Page 29 Biographies, Memoirs, Speeches, Writings......Page 31 General Works......Page 34 Political Parties and the Party System: General Studies......Page 36 Political Parties: Individual Studies......Page 37 Elections, Voting Behaviour and Referenda......Page 42 Clientelism and Corruption......Page 45 Executive and Legislature......Page 48 Judiciary and Legal System......Page 49 Sub-National Government and Centre-Periphery Relations......Page 50 Administration and Civil Service......Page 51 Public Policies and Domestic Policy-Making......Page 53 Foreign Policy and European Integration......Page 55 General Works......Page 57 Economic Development......Page 58 Political Economy......Page 61 Labour Market and Interest Groups......Page 63 Entrepreneurs......Page 65 General Works......Page 66 Social Classes and Movements......Page 68 Women and Feminism......Page 69 Family and Youth......Page 70 Church and Religion......Page 71 Emigration and Demographic Changes......Page 73 Mafia and the Underworld......Page 74 PART TWO: ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 78 General Works......Page 80 Postwar Settlement......Page 82 1950s-1960s......Page 85 1970s-1990s......Page 86 Biographies, Memoirs, Speeches, Writings......Page 88 General Works......Page 93 Political Parties and the Party System: General Studies......Page 96 Political Parties: Individual Studies......Page 97 Elections, Voting Behaviour and Referenda......Page 104 Clientelism and Corruption......Page 107 Executive and Legislature......Page 109 Judiciary and Legal System......Page 111 Sub-National Government and Centre-Periphery Relations......Page 112 Administration and Civil Service......Page 113 Public Policies and Domestic Policy-Making......Page 116 Foreign Policy and European Integration......Page 119 General Works......Page 122 Economic Development......Page 123 Political Economy......Page 127 Labour Market and Interest Groups......Page 129 Entrepreneurs......Page 132 General Works......Page 133 Social Classes and Movements......Page 135 Women and Feminism......Page 137 Family and Youth......Page 138 Church and Religion......Page 140 Emigration and Demographic Changes......Page 142 Mafia and the Underworld......Page 144 C......Page 148 E......Page 149 L......Page 150 P......Page 151 T......Page 152 Y......Page 153 B......Page 154 D......Page 155 G......Page 156 M......Page 157 Q......Page 158 T......Page 159 Z......Page 160