Synopses & Reviews
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Praise for previous editions:
\"Clark has produced an excellent example of what Italians like to describe, usually with admiration, as empirismo inglese\" West European Politics
\"Martin Clark\'s Modern Italy has a big gap to fill, and plugs it admirably
It can be read with pleasure and profit by specialist and general reader alike.\" P.J. Morgan, English Historical Review
\"Clark\'s well-organized chapters are the best short account so far available in English.\" P.A.Ginsborg, Times Literary Supplement
In this 3rd edition of the classic text Modern Italy, Martin Clark traces the political, social, cultural and economic history of Italy from its formation to the fall of Berlusconi. Both narrative and historiography are brought fully up to date. There is increased coverage of the 80s and 90s, more on Italian popular culture and for ease of reference the book now includes a full chronology.
In dAzeglios famous phrase, the Risorgimento in 1870 had made Italy, but it had not made Italians. The loyalties of the people remained local - to family and village - and supranational - to the Church. The continued struggle, then, for Italian national unity is the defining theme of the history of modern Italy.
In exploring the series of uprisings and quasi-civil wars from southern \'brigandage\' in the 1860s to the widespread terrorism on the 1970s and the collapse of successive political regimes - Liberal, Fascist, Christian Democrat, Clark argues that unity has been sought not by stamping out contentious elements but by absorbing them into the political mainstream.
This political analysis is complemented by detailed coverage of Italian society beyond politics - family life, literature and leisure, religion and demography, in which Clark demonstrates the unusually complex relationships that exist in Italy between the institutions of state and the mass of the population.
By tracing the whole history of Italy from Unification to the present, Clark makes it clear that the problems of contemporary Italy have deep roots, reflecting and perpetuating conflicts that may already be centuries old. This is a magisterial survey - essential reading and food for thought for any student of Italy over the last century and a half.
Martin Clark was formerly Reader in the Department of Politics, University of Edinburgh. Previous books published by Longman include: The Italian Risorgimento (1998) and Mussolini (2005). The 2nd edition of Modern Italy and The Italian Risorgimento, have appeared in Italian (Rizzoli); Mussolini has been translated into three languages, including Russian.'
Synopsis
Praise for previous editions:
"Clark has produced an excellent example of what Italians like to describe, usually with admiration, as empirismo inglese" West European Politics
"Martin Clark's Modern Italy has a big gap to fill, and plugs it admirably
It can be read with pleasure and profit by specialist and general reader alike." P.J. Morgan, English Historical Review
"Clark's well-organized chapters are the best short account so far available in English." P.A.Ginsborg, Times Literary Supplement
In this 3rd edition of the classic text Modern Italy, Martin Clark traces the political, social, cultural and economic history of Italy from its formation to the fall of Berlusconi. Both narrative and historiography are brought fully up to date. There is increased coverage of the 80s and 90s, more on Italian popular culture and for ease of reference the book now includes a full chronology.
In dAzeglios famous phrase, the Risorgimento in 1870 had made Italy, but it had not made Italians. The loyalties of the people remained local - to family and village - and supranational - to the Church. The continued struggle, then, for Italian national unity is the defining theme of the history of modern Italy.
In exploring the series of uprisings and quasi-civil wars from southern 'brigandage' in the 1860s to the widespread terrorism on the 1970s and the collapse of successive political regimes - Liberal, Fascist, Christian Democrat, Clark argues that unity has been sought not by stamping out contentious elements but by absorbing them into the political mainstream.
This political analysis is complemented by detailed coverage of Italian society beyond politics - family life, literature and leisure, religion and demography, in which Clark demonstrates the unusually complex relationships that exist in Italy between the institutions of state and the mass of the population.
By tracing the whole history of Italy from Unification to the present, Clark makes it clear that the problems of contemporary Italy have deep roots, reflecting and perpetuating conflicts that may already be centuries old. This is a magisterial survey - essential reading and food for thought for any student of Italy over the last century and a half.
Martin Clark was formerly Reader in the Department of Politics, University of Edinburgh. Previous books published by Longman include: The Italian Risorgimento (1998) and Mussolini (2005). The 2nd edition of Modern Italy and The Italian Risorgimento, have appeared in Italian (Rizzoli); Mussolini has been translated into three languages, including Russian.
Synopsis
Martin Clark's book is established as "the standard history textbook" (as The Guardian described it) His study provides an analytical account of the political, economic and social history of Italy from unification to the present day. Throughout, there is particular emphasis on Italian society - on demography, literacy, religious practices and family life; and also on th
Synopsis
The number one textbook on post-unification Italy fully revised and updated to 2006. This is essential reading for all students of Italian history.
- Now includes comprehensive details of 1980s and 1990s Italy, plus expanded coverage of Italian popular culture
- This edition includes a full chronology for ease of use
- Comprehensive and up-to-date (including an analysis of the Berlusconi years).
Synopsis
In September 1870 papal Rome fell to the troops of Victor Emmanuel II, and became the capital of a united Italy the following year. Martin Clark's famous book is an analytical account of the political, economic and social history of the new country from that time to the present. Throughout, he lays particular emphasis on Italian society - on demography, literacy, leisure pursuits, religious practices and family life; and also on the unusually complex relationship between the institutions of the Italian State and the mass of the population.
After examining the early attempts at nation-making, Dr Clark helps us to understand why, given the diversity and apparent backwardness of Italy before 1914, its Liberal regime in the 1920s was unable to withstand the rise of Fascism. He illuminates the peculiar character of Fascist Italy, and the reasons for its failure in wartime. He charts the increasing confidence and prosperity of the postwar nation, despite the fissiparity of its political system, and he considers its place in the new Europe; but he also shows how deeply rooted are the problems facing modern Italy, where current disputes reflect, and perpetuate, debates and divisions already centuries old.
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The First Edition of Modern Italy took the story into the early 1980s, and rapidly established itself as "the sta
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 427-438) and index.
About the Author
Martin Clark was formerly reader in the Department of Politics, University of Edinburgh. He is the author of
Profiles in Power: Mussolini
Table of Contents
1.Introduction.
PART ONE 1871-1887.
2.Italietta - a backward society?
3.The Liberal State.
4.The subversives.
PART TWO
5.The first crisis of the Liberal State 1887 - 1900.
6.The first 'economic miracle': industrialization and the economy 1896 -1914. 7.Politics in the end of Giolitti 1900-14.
8.An Italian people?
9.Italy and the Great War.
10.The strange death of Liberal Italy 1919-25.
11.The Fascist State: the new authoritarianism.
12.The Fascist regime: the quest for consensus.
13.The economy and society under the Fascists.
14.Fascist diplomacy and Fascist war.
15. Resistance and renewal: Italy from 1943 to 1948.
16.The triumph of 'Low Politics'.
17.The economy and society under the Republic.
18.The Great Cultural Revolution: Italy in the 1970s. Bibliography. Maps.
Index.