Download or read book The A to Z of Modern Italy written by Mark Gilbert and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2010-04-20 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The A to Z of Modern Italy is an attempt to introduce the key personalities, events, social developments, and cultural achievements of Italy since the beginning of the 19th century, when Italy first began to emerge as something more than a geographical entity and national feeling began to grow. This is done through a chronology, a list of acronyms and abbreviations, an introductory essay, a map, a bibliography, and some 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on prominent individuals, basic institutions, crucial events, history, politics, economics, society, and culture.