Bücher der Reihe Short Oxford History of Italy

The twelve essays in this volume, each written by a leading specialist, present an accessible and comprehensive introduction to Italian Renaissance society, intellectual history, and politics, with each contribution reflecting the most recent innovations in the way that historians view and study the period.

This series, in seven volumes, offers a complete history of Italy from the early Middle Ages to the 21st century and, in each period, presents recent historical perspectives on Italian history. This volume covers the period from the French Revolution to the end of the 19th century.

This volume sets in context the tremendous changes that Italy has undergone since 1945. The book describes a developing nation: an economy that has found its own road to success via the piccole imprese; a dynamic, traditional, family-centred society; and a political system struggling to modernize.

Presents the developments in Italian history from 1900 to 1945. This book provides a discussion of Italy's experiences of modernization, two world wars, and the impact of the totalitarian Fascist experiment. It covers topics such as the rise and fall of Fascism, Italy's industrial revolution, changes in everyday life, and others.

This volume provides a fresh and dynamic account of Early Modern Italy, covering such themes as politics, Italy's experience of the absolutist state, the Counter-Reformation, society and economy in both town and country, family and gender, the arts and intellectual life, popular culture, and Italy's distinctive role in Europe.