Intended for the student of Italian history and culture as well as the general reader, this new edition presents a clear and concise account of the principal developments in Italian history from the Ice Age to the present day. Dr. Jonathan Morris has updated the late Professor Hearder's long-established and highly successful work with an authoritative account of development in Italy over the past decade.
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'There is a fine introduction to the culture of the Renaissance and an equally positive account of the Risorgimento on which Hearder was such an expert ... another well produced and illustrated book.' Robert Pearce, History Today
'... there are few English historians of Italy who write with the same ease and clarity as Hearder. Equally, there are few who would be able to manage the trick, as Hearder does, of condensing 3,000 years of history into one slim volume while still providing the reader with a detailed narrative of events and personalities, and a sense of historical perspective. it is for these reasons that Italy: A Short History deserves a second outing.' History
'... there are few English historians of Italy who write with the same ease and clarity as Hearder. Equally, there are few who would be able to manage the trick, as Hearder does, of condensing 3,000 years of history into one slim volume while still providing the reader with a detailed narrative of events and personalities, and a sense of historical perspective. it is for these reasons that Italy: A Short History deserves a second outing.' History
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This new edition of Italy: A Short History presents a clear and concise account of the principal developments in Italian history from the Ice Age to the present day, intended for both the student of Italian history and culture and the general reader, whether tourist, business-person or traveller, with an interest in Italian affairs. Dr Jonathan Morris has brought the late Professor Hearder's long-established and highly successful work up to date with an authoritative account of development in Italy over the past decade.
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
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Disappointed,
By Honest Opinion (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Italy: A Short History (Paperback)
I was initially excited by this book when I first bought it, but it became more & more difficult to follow as I went thru it.The reason is the book's poor usage of events, places and maps. For example: the book talks about what the Etruscans did, but doesn't tell you where they are from or even who they are. The movement of people from the Po Valley is discussed, but you're not told where the Po Valley is. Don't check the index, Po Valley isn't there. There's a map on page 14 on the expansion of Italy, but the territories referenced aren't in the text or the index. I finally gave up trying to place events with places and abandoned the book at page 23. This is a history of Italy for people who already know the history of italy.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Not a pleasant read,
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This review is from: Italy: A Short History (Paperback)
I used this book a few years ago while teaching a course on the history of Italian literature, and can't recommend it: the prose is wretchedly awkward, and it makes for an extremely un-compelling read. The undergrads weren't wild about it either.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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A short history... perhaps too short,
By Nancina T (Reno, NV USA) - See all my reviews
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This book was the text used for an Italian culture class I recently took as a requirement for my Italian minor. While it was full of information, I felt that some topics were just skipped over. The Colosseum earns an entire sentence, yet Caravaggio, perhaps the most famous and adored of Italian Baroque painters (the Italians so honored him by printing his picture on the L100,000 note) does not even get a mention. Granted it must have been challenging to cover over 3000 years of civilization in 300 pages, but it just seems like this book skips over too much. If you want a chronology of Italy, this is the book for you, but if you want detailed information into the history of Italy, you may want to look elsewhere.
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No other country in Europe can claim the continuity of civilization achieved in Italy. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Middle Ages, Victor Emmanuel, Papal States, Carlo Alberto, Roman Republic, Northern Italy, Southern Italy, Iron Age, Second World War, Triple Alliance, Bronze Age, Socialist Party, Vittorio Amedeo, Alto Adige, Cesare Balbo, Eastern Mediterranean, Lombard Italy, North Africa, Byzantine Italy, Christian Democracy, Eastern Empire, Great Council, Liberal Party, North Italy, Sistine Chapel New!
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No other country in Europe can claim the continuity of civilization achieved in Italy. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cultural eclipse Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle Ages, Victor Emmanuel, Papal States, Carlo Alberto, Roman Republic, Northern Italy, Southern Italy, Iron Age, Second World War, Triple Alliance, Bronze Age, Socialist Party, Vittorio Amedeo, Alto Adige, Cesare Balbo, Eastern Mediterranean, Lombard Italy, North Africa, Byzantine Italy, Christian Democracy, Eastern Empire, Great Council, Liberal Party, North Italy, Sistine Chapel New!
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- La Divina Commedia by Dante Alighieri on page 93, and page 94
- Society and Politics in Medieval Italy by A. Hyde on page 77, and Back Matter
- Italy in the Age of the Risorgimento by Harry Hearder in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Birth of Venus by BOTTICELLI on page 117
- The Fall of the Berlin Wall (Days That Changed the World) by Jeremy Smith in Back Matter
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- The Story of Tibet: Conversations with the Dalai Lama by Thomas Laird in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Villas and Gardens in Early Modern Italy and France (Cambridge Studies in New Art History and Criticism) by Mirka Benes in Back Matter
- Rome (Lonely Planet Rome) by Sally Webb on page 81
- Lonely Planet Florence by Damien Simonis on page 32
- Artistic Greatness: A Comparative Exploration of Michelangelo, Beethoven, & Monet by Thomas McBurney in Back Matter
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