Description
| Product ID: | 9780140247947 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Italy and its Discontents 1980-2001 |
| Authors: | Author: Paul Ginsborg |
| Page Count: | 544 |
| Subjects: | European history, European history, History, Social and cultural history, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Social & cultural history, Italy, c 1980 to c 1990, c 1990 to c 2000, 21st century |
| Description: | Contemporary Italy strongly mirrors Britain - the countries have roughly the same extent, population size and GNP - and yet they are fantastically different. The author sees this difference as most fundamentally clear in the role of the family and it is the family which is at the heart of Italian politics and business. In this long-awaited book (already a major bestseller in Italy) Ginsborg has created a fascinating, sophisticated and definitive account of how Italy has coped, or failed to cope, with the past two decades. Contemporary Italy strongly mirrors Britain - the countries have roughly the same extent, population size and GNP - and yet they are fantastically different. Ginsborg sees this difference as most fundamentally clear in the role of the family and it is the family which is at the heart of Italian politics and business. Anyone wishing to understand contemporary Italy will find it essential to have this enormously attractive and intelligent book. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2003-01-30 |