From a war-torn and poverty-stricken country, regional and predominantly agrarian, to the success story of recent years, Italy has witnessed the most profound transformation--economic, social and demographic--in its entire history. Yet the other recurrent theme of the period has been the overwhelming need for political reform--and the repeated failure to achieve it. Professor Ginsborg's authoritative work--the first to combine social and political perspectives--is concerned with both the tremendous achievements of contemporary Italy and "the continuities of its history that have not been easily set aside."
- ISBN10 1403961530
- ISBN13 9781403961532
- Publish Date 1 February 2003
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 6 December 2008
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
- Format Paperback
- Pages 592
- Language English