Historical Dictionary of Modern Italy (Volume 58) (Historical Dictionaries of Europe, 58)

Italy is a country that exercises a hold on the imagination of people all over the world. Its long history has left an inexhaustible treasure chest of cultural achievement. The historic cities of Rome, Florence, and Venice are among the most sought-after destinations in the world for tourists and art lovers, and Italy's natural beauty and cuisine are rightly renowned. Italy's history and politics are also a source of endless fascination. Modern Italy has consistently been a political laboratory for the rest of Europe. In the 19th century, Italian patriotism was of crucial importance in the struggle against the absolute governments reintroduced after the Congress of Vienna, 1814-15. After the fall of Fascism during World War II, Italy became a model of rapid economic development, though its politics has never been less than contentious and its democracy has remained a troubled one. The second edition of Historical Dictionary of Modern Italy is an attempt to introduce the key personalities, events, social developments, and cultural achievements of Italy since the beginning of the 19th century, when Italy first began to emerge as something more than a geographical entity and national feeling began to grow. This is done through a chronology, a list of acronyms and abbreviations, an introductory essay, a map, a bibliography, and some 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on prominent individuals, basic institutions, crucial events, history, politics, economics, society, and culture. Cover......Page 1 ISBN-13: 978-0-8108-5602-8......Page 5 Contents......Page 8 Editor’s Foreword......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 12 Acronyms and Abbreviations......Page 14 Chronology......Page 20 LAND AND PEOPLE......Page 42 HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT......Page 44 MODERN ITALY......Page 48 THE RISORGIMENTO......Page 49 LIBERAL ITALY......Page 51 IMPERIALISM AND WAR......Page 53 FASCISM......Page 56 THE FIRST REPUBLIC......Page 57 ECONOMY......Page 60 THE POLITICAL CRISIS SINCE THE 1990s......Page 63 – A –......Page 68 – B –......Page 85 – C –......Page 119 – D –......Page 166 – E –......Page 194 — F —......Page 209 – G –......Page 239 – I –......Page 260 – L –......Page 266 – M –......Page 293 – N –......Page 334 – O –......Page 346 – P –......Page 351 – Q –......Page 401 – R –......Page 403 – S –......Page 427 – T –......Page 464 – U –......Page 476 – V –......Page 480 – W –......Page 491 – Y –......Page 496 – Z –......Page 497 Appendix......Page 500 Bibliography......Page 512 "This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Modern Italy introduces the country's key personalities, events, social developments, and cultural achievements since the beginning of the 19th century, when national feeling began to grow and Italy first emerged as something more than a geographical entity. It includes a chronology, a list of acronyms and abbreviations, an introductory essay, a map, a bibliography, and nearly 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on prominent individuals, institutions, events, politics, economics, society, and culture."--Jacket