The Force of Destiny: A History of Italy Since 1796The first English language book to cover the full scope of modern Italy, from its official birth to today, "The Force of Destiny" is a brilliant and comprehensive study and a frightening example of how easily nation-building and nationalism can slip toward authoritarianism and war. |
Contents
I | xv |
II | 1 |
III | 3 |
IV | 24 |
V | 48 |
VI | 69 |
VII | 71 |
VIII | 90 |
XXII | 298 |
XXIV | 321 |
XXVI | 323 |
XXVII | 338 |
XXVIII | 350 |
XXIX | 374 |
XXXI | 390 |
XXXII | 405 |
IX | 116 |
X | 144 |
XI | 163 |
XII | 165 |
XIII | 181 |
XV | 198 |
XVI | 215 |
XVIII | 217 |
XIX | 242 |
XX | 259 |
XXI | 274 |
XXXIII | 407 |
XXXIV | 433 |
XXXV | 449 |
XXXVI | 475 |
XXXVII | 488 |
XXXVIII | 506 |
XXXIX | 527 |
XL | 529 |
XLI | 548 |
XLII | 568 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
army Austrians authorities became become called Catholic cause Cavour central century Church civil claimed classes created Crispi cultural decades democrats early economic especially Europe face fact fascist fatherland feel felt fight figure Florence forces foreign France French Garibaldi German given hand hopes huge idea important independence Italian Italy Italy's king land later leading liberal live looked major March masses Mazzini Milan military million minister moral Mussolini Naples Napoleon nation needed official parliament Parma party patriotic peasants peninsula Piedmont Piedmontese political popular problem regions remained Republic result rising Risorgimento Rome secured seemed sense Sicily social socialist society soldiers southern strong success town troops Turin turned unity Victor Victor Emmanuel wanted writer young