num_pages: 592
description: 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."
language: English
title: A History of Contemporary Italy: Society and Politics, 1943-1988
titlecomplete: A History of Contemporary Italy: Society and Politics, 1943-1988
genres: Italy, Politics, British Literature, Reference, History, Essays, Society, European History, Nonfiction, Italian Literature
ratings_count: 342
places: Italy
publisher: St. Martin's Griffin