Italy A Short History [Paperback]

This book presents a clear, concise account of Italian history from the Ice Age to the present.This new edition of Italy: A Short History presents a clear and concise account of the principal developments in Italian history from the Ice Age to the present day, intended for both the student of Italian history and culture and the general reader, whether tourist, business-person or traveller, with an interest in Italian affairs. Dr Jonathan Morris has brought the late Professor Hearder's long-established and highly successful work up to date with an authoritative account of development in Italy over the past decade.This new edition of Italy: A Short History presents a clear and concise account of the principal developments in Italian history from the Ice Age to the present day, intended for both the student of Italian history and culture and the general reader, whether tourist, business-person or traveller, with an interest in Italian affairs. Dr Jonathan Morris has brought the late Professor Hearder's long-established and highly successful work up to date with an authoritative account of development in Italy over the past decade.Intended for the student of Italian history and culture as well as the general reader, this new edition presents a clear and concise account of the principal developments in Italian history from the Ice Age to the present day. Dr. Jonathan Morris has updated the late Professor Hearder's long-established and highly successful work with an authoritative account of development in Italy over the past decade.1. Italy in the classical world; 2. The early Middle Ages; 3. The high Middle Ages; 4. The Renaissance; 5. The political and cultural eclipse of Italy; 6. The Risorgimento, 17901861; 7. From Unification to Fascism, 18611922; 8. The Fascist disaster, 192245; 9. Italy since the Second World War, 19452000.'There is a fine introduction to the culture of the Renaissance and an equally positive account of the Risorgimento on which Hearder was suclm