by
Cohen, Jon S.
Call Number
338.945009034 21
Publication Date
2001
Summary
"This volume examines Italy's transformation from a largely rural state in the nineteenth century to today's industrial powerhouse. At the time of unification in 1861, much of the country was backward, poor and agrarian: few would have believed that a hundred years later Italy would become one of the seven largest industrial countries, its people among the wealthiest in the world. This process of development and structural change has generated an enormous and evolving literature, alive with controversies and compelling insights. New research and reinterpretation of existing data have led to a re-evaluation of the nature of Italian dualism, while revisions to national income accounts are modifying the traditional picture of economic growth. Jon Cohen and Giovanni Federico provide a concise, up-to-date account of this literature, highlighting new views on old issues, and signalling areas in need of further research."--Jacket.
Format:
Electronic Resources
Relevance:
5.3086
by
Cardoza, Anthony L., 1947-
Call Number
305.522309451 21
Publication Date
1997
Format:
Electronic Resources
Relevance:
1.9125
View Other Search Results
by
Black, Christopher (Christopher F.)
Call Number
306.0945 21
Publication Date
2001
Summary
"Early Modern Italy: A Social History is a survey of society in Italy from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century - from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment." "Early Modern Italy covers the whole of the Italian peninsula from the Venetian Republic, Milan and Florence to Rome, Naples and the rural Italy of Calabria and Campagna." "Early Modern Italy is crucial to the understanding of the diversity, conflicts and incompatibilities from the past that still affect the stability and fragility of united Italy today."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Format:
Electronic Resources
Relevance:
1.8733
by
Gelder, Maartje van.
Call Number
382.094531100893931 22
Publication Date
2009
Summary
This book deals with the Netherlandish merchant community in early modern Venice. It analyses how these immigrant traders used their commercial position to secure a place in the city and shows the consequences of the changes in international commerce for Venetian society.
Format:
Electronic Resources
Relevance:
1.7764
5.
by
Wray, Shona Kelly.
Call Number
614.57320945411 22
Publication Date
2009
Summary
Based on testaments and notarial contracts, this examination of the Black Death of 1348 argues for social resilience in Bologna. The notarial record demonstrates that notaries, officials, medical practitioners, and clergy served the populace, while families remained intact and the populace resisted flight.
Format:
Electronic Resources
Relevance:
1.1610
by
Harrison, Mark, 1949-
Call Number
940.5314 22
Publication Date
1998
Summary
The result of an international collaborative project, this volume looks at what contribution economics made to war preparedness and to winning or losing the war. A chapter is devoted to each country, and an introductory overview is given.
Format:
Electronic Resources
Relevance:
1.1076
by
Sakellariou, Eleni.
Call Number
330.945706 23
Publication Date
2012
Format:
Electronic Resources
Relevance:
0.1875
by
Botjer, George F.
Call Number
940.54215 20
Publication Date
1996
Summary
The liberation of Italy posed deeply rooted concerns from both the Axis' and Allies' sides. Was the American and British campaign in Italy worth the enormous loss of manpower and materiel and the near destruction of Italy? The Germans faced a similar dilemma: Could they afford the diversion of men and war machines from the Russian front for Italy's defense? Historians today still question whether it was all worthwhile. In Sideshow War: The Italian Campaign, 1943-1945, George F. Botjer not only examines the social dynamic, including economic, political, and cultural factors, that influenced the unfolding of this campaign, but he also provides new, unpublished documentation highlighting Axis defensive operations in Sicily and their takeover of Italy and the internment of the Italian army. He includes new documentation of economic conditions in German-occupied northern Italy and the extent to which Germany exploited the industries of that region. Incorporating the German, Allied, and Italian points of view, this perspective on the Italian campaign will engross and inform military historians and anyone interested in World War II and the war's effects on social, economic, and political life.
Format:
Electronic Resources
Relevance:
0.1793
by
Botjer, George F.
Call Number
940.54215 20
Publication Date
1996
Summary
The liberation of Italy posed deeply rooted concerns from both the Axis' and Allies' sides. Was the American and British campaign in Italy worth the enormous loss of manpower and materiel and the near destruction of Italy? The Germans faced a similar dilemma: Could they afford the diversion of men and war machines from the Russian front for Italy's defense? Historians today still question whether it was all worthwhile. In Sideshow War: The Italian Campaign, 1943-1945, George F. Botjer not only examines the social dynamic, including economic, political, and cultural factors, that influenced the unfolding of this campaign, but he also provides new, unpublished documentation highlighting Axis defensive operations in Sicily and their takeover of Italy and the internment of the Italian army. He includes new documentation of economic conditions in German-occupied northern Italy and the extent to which Germany exploited the industries of that region. Incorporating the German, Allied, and Italian points of view, this perspective on the Italian campaign will engross and inform military historians and anyone interested in World War II and the war's effects on social, economic, and political life.
Format:
Electronic Resources
Relevance:
0.1793
by
Varese, Federico.
Call Number
364.106 22
Publication Date
2011
Summary
"Organized crime is spreading like a global virus as mobs take advantage of open borders to establish local franchises at will. That at least is the fear, inspired by stories of Russian mobsters in New York, Chinese triads in London, and Italian mafias throughout the West. As Federico Varese explains in this compelling and daring book, the truth is more complicated. Varese has spent years researching mafia groups in Italy, Russia, the United States, and China, and argues that mafiosi often find themselves abroad against their will, rather than through a strategic plan to colonize new territories. Once there, they do not always succeed in establishing themselves. Varese spells out the conditions that lead to their long-term success, namely sudden market expansion that is neither exploited by local rivals nor blocked by authorities. Ultimately the inability of the state to govern economic transformations gives mafias their opportunity. In a series of matched comparisons, Varese charts the attempts of the Calabrese 'Ndrangheta to move to the north of Italy, and shows how the Sicilian mafia expanded to early twentieth-century New York, but failed around the same time to find a niche in Argentina. He explains why the Russian mafia failed to penetrate Rome but succeeded in Hungary. In a pioneering chapter on China, he examines the challenges that triads from Taiwan and Hong Kong find in branching out to the mainland. Based on ground-breaking field work and filled with dramatic stories, this book is both a compelling read and a sober assessment of the risks posed by globalization and immigration for the spread of mafias."--Provided by publisher.
Format:
Electronic Resources
Relevance:
0.1547
by
Poehler, Eric.
Call Number
937.72568 22
Publication Date
2011
Format:
Electronic Resources
Relevance:
0.1471
Limit Search Results