TY  - BOOK
AU  - Baldoli,Claudia
TI  - A history of Italy
T2  - Palgrave essential histories
SN  - 9781403986153 (hbk.)
AV  - DG467 .B27 2009
U1  - 945 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Italy
KW  - History
KW  - Civilization
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-324) and index; The 'barbarian' Middle Ages : invasions, culture, religion -- The Middle Ages of the cities -- The Middle Ages of the courts -- Renaissance Italy : from the European model to the 'end of Italy'? -- Under popes and distant kings : Italy in the age of the Baroque -- A national melodrama : the epic of the Risorgimento -- Liberal Italy -- From hunger to hedonism : Italy in the twentieth century
N2  - "Intertwining the history of art, literature, food, music, and religion, Baldoli explores Italy's history from the Middle Ages to the present. The book offers an insight into continuities across past and present day Italian culture, politics, and identity, drawing on a range of recent historiography and contemporary sources"--Provided by publisher
ER  -