A History of Contemporary Italy: Society and Politics, 1943-1988

A History of Contemporary Italy: Society and Politics, 1943-1988 by Ginsborg, Paul. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781403961532.

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 Ginsborgs 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."