The United States and Italy:

H. Stuart Hughes

Published by Harvard University Press 1979

The United States and Italy

Third Edition, Enlarged

H. Stuart Hughes

Volume 18 in the series The American Foreign Policy Library

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674499089

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When the first edition of this book was published, the Christian Science Monitor called it "one of the most concise and informative books to appear on Italy since the end of Fascism." Thoroughly revised and updated, this third edition insures that Professor Hughes' work will retain its preeminence as the best single introduction to contemporary Italy.

Professor Hughes outlines the geographic, economic, and psychological factors that have conditioned Italy's development, and reviews the traditional contacts between Italy and the United States, in particular the immigration of Italians to this country. The chapters on Italy's historical development interpret the trends and forces--the "legacy" of Fascism, anti-Fascism, the Second World War--that still affect Italy today. Hughes' treatment of Italy's cultural, economic, and international status is succinct and stimulating.

Two new chapters have been added for this third edition, dealing with the problems produced by the country's rapid industrial growth. The first situates the new Italy in its ecological and social context, delineating the stresses that have resulted from rapid change, among them political terrorism and the protest movements of women and of youth. The second assesses the transformation of Italian public life that the leading Eurocommunist party in the Western world has brought about.

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Hughes H. Stuart :

H. Stuart Hughes is Professor of History, Emeritus, University of California, San Diego.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Foreword by Edwin O. Reischauer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Preface to the Third Edition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
1. Terra Incognita Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
2. The Land and Its People Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	14
3. The Legacy of History Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	42
4. The Legacy of Fascism: The Corporate State Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
5. The Legacy of Fascism: The Church and the Opposition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
6. The Second World War Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	112
7. De Gasperi and the Triumph of Christian Democracy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
8. Economic Recovery and Land Reform Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
9. The Heirs of De Gasperi and the "Opening to the Left" Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	196
10. Economic Expansion and Its Repercussions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219
11. The Cultural "Renaissance" Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
12. Italy in the Western Community Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	246
13. An "III-Developed Society"? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
14. A "Historic Compromise"? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	271
Appendix I. Statistics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	299
Appendix II. Suggested Reading Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	302
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	313

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Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Copyright year: 1979
Edition: 3rd ed., enl. Reprint 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Front matter: 13
- Main content: 324
Illustrations
- Tables: 4
- Other: 1 Faltkte
Keywords: POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General; HISTORY / General; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration; United States -- Relations -- Italy.; Italy -- Politics and government -- 1945-1976.

eBook

Published: October 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780674499089

Hardcover

Published: February 5, 1979
ISBN: 9780674499072