Italy and its Monarchy
Will be published approx. on 1. May 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
413 pages
978-0-300-05132-2 (ISBN)
Description
Written by one of the world's leading historians of Italy, this provocative and highly readable book is the first major study of the Italian monarchy and its impact on Italy's history, from Unification in 1861 to the foundation of the Italian republic after the Second World War.
"Brilliant, . . . remarkable, . . . highly entertaining. . . . Only Mack Smith could have told what is finally so shabby a story with this combination of learning and bravura."-Nicholas Richardson, Sunday Times
"A brilliant narrative history of the political role of the kings of Italy. It is based on an immense range of sources."-Philip Mansel, Daily Telegraph
"Mack Smith is the leading writer in English on nineteenth- and twentieth-century Italian history. . . . [He] has now written a study of the Italian monarchy that subjects the four kings of united Italy to [. . . a] . . . debunking treatment. He shows how indispensable the monarchy was for the working of the Italian political system, but also how it was ultimately disastrous."-James Joll, New York Review of Books
"A welcome addition to libraries in the English-speaking world. . . . Denis Mack Smith shows masterful command of political and diplomatic sources and balanced historical judgment."-Clara M. Lovett, American Historical Review
"A book to be read and enjoyed. It is urbane [and] stylish."-Richard Bosworth, International History Review
"Brilliant, . . . remarkable, . . . highly entertaining. . . . Only Mack Smith could have told what is finally so shabby a story with this combination of learning and bravura."-Nicholas Richardson, Sunday Times
"A brilliant narrative history of the political role of the kings of Italy. It is based on an immense range of sources."-Philip Mansel, Daily Telegraph
"Mack Smith is the leading writer in English on nineteenth- and twentieth-century Italian history. . . . [He] has now written a study of the Italian monarchy that subjects the four kings of united Italy to [. . . a] . . . debunking treatment. He shows how indispensable the monarchy was for the working of the Italian political system, but also how it was ultimately disastrous."-James Joll, New York Review of Books
"A welcome addition to libraries in the English-speaking world. . . . Denis Mack Smith shows masterful command of political and diplomatic sources and balanced historical judgment."-Clara M. Lovett, American Historical Review
"A book to be read and enjoyed. It is urbane [and] stylish."-Richard Bosworth, International History Review
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
626 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-05132-2 (9780300051322)
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Walter J. Ong
Italy and its Monarchy
E-Book
09/1996
1st Edition
Yale University Press
€42.95
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Content
Part 1 Vittorio Emanuel II the King and the constitution; an abortive march on Rome, 1862; from Turin to Florence; the war for Venice; court politics 1866-7; a failed revolution 1867; personal rule; the conquest of Rome; the left in power; death and retrospect. Part 2 Umberto I: the new reign; the triple alliance; Depretis and the transformation of parties; Crispi 1887-91; two interim governments; Crispi and the politics of force; defeat in Africa; Umberto reasserts his authority; two turbulent years; the collapse of parliamentary government; retrospect. Part 3 Vittorio Emanuele III: a new direction in politics; foreign policy 1900-1904; the beginning of "Giolittismo"; great-power politics; victory in Libya; Giolitti in difficulties; Salandra, 1914; to fight or not to fight? Part 4 World war I and the rise of fascism: Italy at war 1915-17; defeat and triumph, 1917-18; post-war difficulties; fascism and the march on Rome; the fascist dictatorship; the "Diarchy"; alliance with Germany. Part 5 The end of monarchy: Italy drifts into war; the regime disintegrates; Mussolini is dismissed; the armistice; the flight from Rome; the monarchy under attack; Umberto II.