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. INDICE: Acknowledgements - List of Maps, Chronologies, Windows and Illustations - Introduction - 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 - A National Melorama: The Epic of the Risorgimento - Liberal Italy- From Hunger to Hedonism: Italy in the Twentieth Century - Conclusion - Select Bibliography - Index
- ISBN: 978-1-4039-8615-3
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 360
- Fecha Publicación: 23/11/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés