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'... Will be a very welcome addition to the... historical survey available on post-war Italy.' istoryItaly 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. Authoritative, 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.Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press
ISBN-139780198731696
eBay Product ID (ePID)92100066
Product Key Features
Number of Pages260 Pages
Publication NameItaly since 1945
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
Publication Year2000
TypeTextbook
AuthorPatrick Mccarthy
SeriesShort Oxford History of Italy
Dimensions
Item Height215 mm
Item Weight345 g
Additional Product Features
EditorPatrick Mccarthy
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom