Table of Contents

Series Foreword Timeline of Historical Events An Introduction to Modern Italy Italy in the Ancient and Classical Ages Italy in the Middle Ages, 400-1300 Renaissance Italy, 1300-1500 Italy, 1500-1789 The French Revolution, Napoleon and the Restoration of Austrian Power in Italy Unification of Italy: The Risorgimento and the "Making of Italians" The Era of Giolitti and the Great War, 1900-1919 The Fascist Era and World War II, 1919-1945 Postwar Italian Political and Economic Life Postwar Italian Society and Culture Notable Persons in Italian History Bibliographic Essay Glossary Index

About the Author

Charles L. Killinger is Professor of History at Valencia Community College and the author of Rebel in Two Worlds: Gaetano Salvemini in Italy and America (Praeger, 2002).