Italia redivia: a social and cultural history of Italy, 1740-1900

"This book studies Italy in a period of history, the Risorgimento, as a positive and progressive movement which united Italy and enabled it to enter the modern world considering Italy's multiplicity of cultures, art, architecture and societies from 1750-1900. It examines the Catholic Churc...

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Main Author: Kent, Neil (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Washington Academica Press [2017]
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"This book studies Italy in a period of history, the Risorgimento, as a positive and progressive movement which united Italy and enabled it to enter the modern world considering Italy's multiplicity of cultures, art, architecture and societies from 1750-1900. It examines the Catholic Church and its relationship to Jews, Protestants, Moslems, and the state; the relationship of urban areas to the countryside, with various regional dimensions; art, architecture, literature and music; famines, epidemics, health, and hygiene; the family, women, and sexual identity; war, peace, criminality, and the Mafia. Italia Redivia thus focuses on how Italians lived and interacted on a grass-roots level"...Provided by publisher
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:viii, 488 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten, Portraits
ISBN:9781680530377

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