Society and the Professions in Italy, 18601914 [Paperback]

The first social and cultural study of the principal 'free' professions in Italy between 1860 and 1914.This is the first social and cultural study of the principal 'free' professions in Italy between unification and the First World War. It is a major contribution both to the history of the bourgeoisie in Italy and to the developing role of professions in modern European society. The first section discusses the formation of modern Italian engineering, notarial occupations, law, and medicine. The second section provides an analysis of the interrelation between the professions, the nobility and Parliament, and examines the social status of members of the professions.This is the first social and cultural study of the principal 'free' professions in Italy between unification and the First World War. It is a major contribution both to the history of the bourgeoisie in Italy and to the developing role of professions in modern European society. The first section discusses the formation of modern Italian engineering, notarial occupations, law, and medicine. The second section provides an analysis of the interrelation between the professions, the nobility and Parliament, and examines the social status of members of the professions.This is the first social and cultural study of the principal free professions in Italy between unification and the First World War. It is a major contribution both to the history of the bourgeoisie in Italy and to the developing role of professions in modern European society. The first section discusses the formation of modern Italian engineering, notarial occupations, law, and medicine. The second section provides an analysis of the interrelation among the professions, the nobility and Parliament, and examines the social status of members of the professions.Introduction Maria Malatesta; Part I. The Formation of the Professions: 1. Universities and professions Andrea Camelli; 2. A jurist for united Italy: the training and culture of Neapolitan lawls2