A History of Contemporary Italy

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."