Dictionary of Modern Italian History

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Coppa has pulled together the contributions of 58 scholars and produced an excellent and much needed book. ... Coppa's volume spans three centuries, from the 18th century to the present. An introductory essay provides an overview of the major historical developments. In alphabetical order there are entries for personalities, institutions, systems, and problems of Italy.' The well-written entries range in length from 100 to 900 words and are free of jargon. Longer items have bibliographies with English and/or Italian sources. Newspapers, historical journals, and information on literary luminaries are found here as well. There are many cross-references, an index, and five appendixes; two chronologies (one of historical events and the other of ministries of Piedmont and Italy); separate lists for Piedmont's and Italy's kings, presidents of the Republic, and a list of Popes from 1700 on. For undergraduate and large public libraries.-Choice
In collaboration with 57 other scholars of modern Italy, historian Frank J. Coppa has compiled a needed and valuable basic reference book. . . In the well written and concise Introduction, each Advisory Board member has contributed an essay, summarizing one of the major modern historical periods of Italy. . . The Introduction provides an effective means for placing the entries in their appropriate historical or contemporary context. . . The Dictionary contains five appendices providing chronologies of: important events, ministries of Piedmont and Italy; Presidents of the Italian Republic; Kings of Piedmont and Italy; and popes from Clement XI (1700-21) to John Paul II. There is an index and cross-references. The Dictionary is a helpful reference book for students ranging from high school to advanced research insitutions.-Italica Summer 88
Modern Italian history, as presented in this dictionary, includes chief events, personalities, institutions, systems, and problems from the eighteenth century to the 1980s. Political, economic, cultural, social, and religious history are covered in signed articles that range from 100 to 900 words. The longer entries include bibliographical references... The work also appears in a useful Introduction that surveys events of their respective periods. This Introduction is especially helpful for users who wish to place a topic in its contemporary context--a need that too few works of this type address. The Dictionary contains (in addition to the expected entries on Italy) articles on persons and events influential in Italian affairs, e.g., Clemenceau, Napoleon I, Napolean III. It does not neglect foreign relations and colonial questions, as the entries Trieste, Ethiopia, Paris Peace Conference, and Crimean War attest. Contemporary subjects...are fully treated, and cultural history is represented by articles on writers..., intellectuals..., and movements... Five appendixes, including chronologies of events, ministries, presidents, kings, and popes, follow the dictionary, and there is also an Index of contents with both main entries and other subjects that cannot readily be accessed via the alphabetical listing. With these appurtenances, the Dictionary of Modern Italian History is a useful reference for students and researchers. Its acquisition should be considered by libraries ranging from those in high schools to research institutions.-Reference Books Bulletin
"Coppa has pulled together the contributions of 58 scholars and produced an excellent and much needed book. ... Coppa's volume spans three centuries, from the 18th century to the present. An introductory essay provides an overview of the major historical developments. In alphabetical order there are entries for personalities, institutions, systems, and problems of Italy.' The well-written entries range in length from 100 to 900 words and are free of jargon. Longer items have bibliographies with English and/or Italian sources. Newspapers, historical journals, and information on literary luminaries are found here as well. There are many cross-references, an index, and five appendixes; two chronologies (one of historical events and the other of ministries of Piedmont and Italy); separate lists for Piedmont's and Italy's kings, presidents of the Republic, and a list of Popes from 1700 on. For undergraduate and large public libraries."-Choice
"In collaboration with 57 other scholars of modern Italy, historian Frank J. Coppa has compiled a needed and valuable basic reference book. . . In the well written and concise Introduction, each Advisory Board member has contributed an essay, summarizing one of the major modern historical periods of Italy. . . The Introduction provides an effective means for placing the entries in their appropriate historical or contemporary context. . . The Dictionary contains five appendices providing chronologies of: important events, ministries of Piedmont and Italy; Presidents of the Italian Republic; Kings of Piedmont and Italy; and popes from Clement XI (1700-21) to John Paul II. There is an index and cross-references. The Dictionary is a helpful reference book for students ranging from high school to advanced research insitutions."-Italica Summer 88
"Modern Italian history, as presented in this dictionary, includes chief events, personalities, institutions, systems, and problems from the eighteenth century to the 1980s. Political, economic, cultural, social, and religious history are covered in signed articles that range from 100 to 900 words. The longer entries include bibliographical references... The work also appears in a useful Introduction that surveys events of their respective periods. This Introduction is especially helpful for users who wish to place a topic in its contemporary context--a need that too few works of this type address. The Dictionary contains (in addition to the expected entries on Italy) articles on persons and events influential in Italian affairs, e.g., Clemenceau, Napoleon I, Napolean III. It does not neglect foreign relations and colonial questions, as the entries Trieste, Ethiopia, Paris Peace Conference, and Crimean War attest. Contemporary subjects...are fully treated, and cultural history is represented by articles on writers..., intellectuals..., and movements... Five appendixes, including chronologies of events, ministries, presidents, kings, and popes, follow the dictionary, and there is also an Index of contents with both main entries and other subjects that cannot readily be accessed via the alphabetical listing. With these appurtenances, the Dictionary of Modern Italian History is a useful reference for students and researchers. Its acquisition should be considered by libraries ranging from those in high schools to research institutions."-Reference Books Bulletin

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FRANK J. COPPA is Professor of History, Director of the Doctoral Program in Modern World History, and Chair of the Vatican Symposium at St. John's University. He has published over a dozen volumes on Papal and Italian History. Among his monographs are biographies of Giovanni Giolitti, Pope Pius IX, Camillo di Cavour and Cardinal Ciacomo Antonelli.