Italy : from subjugation to independence
Pightling, Avis2018
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Enter a world of cloak-and-dagger intrigue and military rivalry, secret societies and revolution! The story opens with the rise and fall of the glorious Roman Empire, to be followed by the unceasing wave of invasions, in particular France, Spain, and Austria. The rising city communes transform into powerful and wealthy city-states which, against the background of the flowering Renaissance, begin to resist foreign interlopers, whilst the Papacy vies with the Habsburg emperors for control of the Peninsula. The scene shifts to the Age of Enlightenment which not only kick-starts the foundations of the Italian economy, but also motivates the quest for independence. Masterminded by the revolutionary Mazzini, revolts snowball.
Main title:
Italy : from subjugation to independence / Avis Pightling.
Author:
Pightling, Avis, author
Imprint:
London : Austin Macauley Publishers, 2018.
Collation:
242 pages
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9781787104853 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
945
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1135987