A major bestseller in Italy, Paul Ginsborg's account of this most recent and dynamic period in Italy's history is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand contemoprary Italy. Ginsborg chron
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 demo
Concern over the present state of the world - its tensions and disparities - fosters in many people the uneasy combination of two sensations: those of urgency and powerlessness. We feel that somethin
Traces the history of Italy since World War II, focusing on its transformation from a poor, agrarian, war torn country to an urban industrialized one, and its simultaneous failure to achieve political
Paul Ginsborg’s bestselling account of contemporary Italy chronicles this most recent and dynamic period in the country’s history. He examines the role of the family in Italian society and economy (a
"In this masterly twentieth-century history, Paul Ginsborg places the family at center stage, a novel perspective from which to examine key moments of revolution and dictatorship. His groundbreaking b
The editors introduce and explain the concept of civil society and the idea of the family as it serves to link individuals, society as whole, and the state. Contributions address feminist historical v
