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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100198731701

ISBN-139780198731702

eBay Product ID (ePID)1702822

Product Key Features

Number of Pages259 Pages

Publication NameItaly since 1945

LanguageEnglish

SubjectEurope / Italy, General

Publication Year2000

TypeTextbook

AuthorPatrick Mccarthy

Subject AreaHistory

SeriesShort Oxford History of Italy Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight14.1 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2001-274386

Dewey Edition21

ReviewsNotes on Authors Patrick McCarthy: Introduction Percy Allum: Italian Society Transformed Vera Zamagni: Evolution of the Economy Gianfranco Pasquino: Political Development John L.Harper: Italy and the World since 1945 Simonetta Tunesi: Italian Environmental Policies in the post-war period Patrick McCarthy: The Church in post-war Italy Salvatore Lupo: The Mafia Stefano Pivato: Sport Stephen Gundle: Memory and Identity: Popular Culture in post war Italy Robert S.C.Gordon: Impegno and the Encounter with Modernity: 'High' Culture in post war Italy Patrick McCarthy: Conclusion Further Reading Chronology Maps

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal945.092

Table Of ContentNotes on AuthorsIntroductionItalian Society TransformedEvolution of the EconomyPolitical DevelopmentItaly and the World since 1945Italian Environmental Policies in the post-war periodThe Church in post-war ItalyThe MafiaSportMemory and Identity: Popular Culture in post war ItalyImpegno and the Encounter with Modernity: 'High' Culture in post war ItalyConclusionFurther ReadingChronologyMaps

SynopsisItaly since 1945 sets in context the tremendous changes that Italy has undergone in the last 55 years. In place of the land of pasta, sunshine, and soccer, McCarthy describes a developing nation: an economy that has found its own road to success via the piccole imprese with an increasingly strong stockmarket and more sophisticated banking; a dynamic, traditional, family-centered society; and a political system struggling to modernize after forty years of Christian Democrat rule and Communist opposition. McCarthy also looks at the role of the Church, including Pius XII's wartime activities and the 'foreign pope', John-Paul II, before finally turning to sports in Italy, which remain a near-religious passion. Athoritative, accessible, and absorbing, the book examines modern Italy through the eyes of 10 leading commentators and explores the Italian experience in the wider context of both the nation's past and its roles in contemporary Europe., The Short Oxford History of Italy series, in seven volumes, will offer a complete History of Italy from the early middle ages to the present and, in each period, will present the most recent historical perspectives on Italian history. This means setting Italian history in the broader context of European history as a whole. It also means questioning accepted interpretations of Italian history in each of these periods and, in particular, the idea that Italy'shistory has been significantly different from that of the rest of Europe. Each volume will emphasise how developments in Italy in each period are best understood as variants on broader European patterns ofpolitical, economic social and cultural change. Italy since 1945 sets in context the tremendous changes that Italy has undergone in the last 55 years. In place of the land of pizza, sunshine, and soccer, McCarthy describes a developing nation: an economy that has found its own road to success via the piccole imprese with an increasingly strong stockmarket and more sophisticated banking; a dynamic, traditional, family centred society; and a politicalsystem struggling to modernize after forty years of Christian Democrat rule and Communist opposition. McCarthy also looks at the role of the Church, including Pius XII's wartime activities and the 'foreign pope',John-Paul II before finally turning to sport in Italy - the only country to have 3 daily newspapers devoted to the subject. Athoritative, accessible, and absorbing, the book examines modern Italy through the eyes of 10 leading commentators and explores the Italian experience in the wider context of both the nation's past and its wider contemporary European position., Italy since 1945 sets in context the tremendous changes that Italy has undergone in the last 55 years. In place of the land of pizza, sunshine, and soccer, McCarthy describes a developing nation: an economy that has found its own road to success via the piccole imprese with an increasingly strong stockmarket and more sophisticated banking; a dynamic, traditional, family centred society; and a political system struggling to modernize after fortyyears of Christian Democrat rule and Communist opposition. McCarthy also looks at the role of the Church, including Pius XII's wartime activities and the 'foreign pope', John-Paul II before finally turning to sport inItaly - the only country to have 3 daily newspapers devoted to the subject. Authoritative, accessible, and absorbing, the book examines modern Italy through the eyes of 10 leading commentators and explores the Italian experience in terms of both the nation's past and its contemporary European position., The Short Oxford History of Italy series, in seven volumes, will offer a complete History of Italy from the early middle ages to the present and, in each period, will present the most recent historical perspectives on Italian history. This means setting Italian history in the broader context of European history as a whole. It also means questioning accepted interpretations of Italian history in each of these periods and, in particular, the idea that Italy's history has been significantly different from that of the rest of Europe. Each volume will emphasise how developments in Italy in each period are best understood as variants on broader European patterns of political, economic social and cultural change. Italy since 1945 sets in context the tremendous changes that Italy has undergone in the last 55 years. In place of the land of pizza, sunshine, and soccer, McCarthy describes a developing nation: an economy that has found its own road to success via the piccole imprese with an increasingly strong stockmarket and more sophisticated banking; a dynamic, traditional, family centred society; and a political system struggling to modernize after forty years of Christian Democrat rule and Communist opposition. McCarthy also looks at the role of the Church, including Pius XII's wartime activities and the 'foreign pope', John-Paul II before finally turning to sport in Italy - the only country to have 3 daily newspapers devoted to the subject. Athoritative, accessible, and absorbing, the book examines modern Italy through the eyes of 10 leading commentators and explores the Italian experience in the wider context of both the nation's past and its wider contemporary European position.

LC Classification NumberDG576.8.I85 2000