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A history of Italy / Claudia Baldoli.

By: Series: Palgrave essential historiesPublication details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.Description: xix, 337 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781403986153 (hbk.)
  • 1403986150 (hbk.)
  • 9781403986160 (pbk.)
  • 1403986169 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 945 22
LOC classification:
  • DG467 .B27 2009
Contents:
The 'barbarian' Middle Ages : invasions, culture, religion -- The Middle Ages of the cities -- The Middle Ages of the courts -- Renaissance Italy : from the European model to the 'end of Italy'? -- Under popes and distant kings : Italy in the age of the Baroque -- A national melodrama : the epic of the Risorgimento -- Liberal Italy -- From hunger to hedonism : Italy in the twentieth century.
Summary: "Intertwining the history of art, literature, food, music, and religion, Baldoli explores Italy's history from the Middle Ages to the present. The book offers an insight into continuities across past and present day Italian culture, politics, and identity, drawing on a range of recent historiography and contemporary sources"--Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks DG467 .B27 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001146256

Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-324) and index.

The 'barbarian' Middle Ages : invasions, culture, religion -- The Middle Ages of the cities -- The Middle Ages of the courts -- Renaissance Italy : from the European model to the 'end of Italy'? -- Under popes and distant kings : Italy in the age of the Baroque -- A national melodrama : the epic of the Risorgimento -- Liberal Italy -- From hunger to hedonism : Italy in the twentieth century.

"Intertwining the history of art, literature, food, music, and religion, Baldoli explores Italy's history from the Middle Ages to the present. The book offers an insight into continuities across past and present day Italian culture, politics, and identity, drawing on a range of recent historiography and contemporary sources"--Provided by publisher.

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