JOHN FOOT is Chair of Italian in the Department of Italian at the University of Bristol, UK.

'This original and engaging text provides students with both stimulating ideas and original sources. It also covers an impressive number of critical works in Italian that would otherwise remain unknown to English-speaking readers. The new edition includes essential updates and puts the Berlusconi era in its full historical context.' - Claudia Baldoli, Newcastle University, UK 'The new edition of Modern Italy remains an excellent survey of key issues and the relevant literature.' - Geoff Haywood, Arcadia University, USA PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION: 'The thematic, rather than chronological, approach, and the problematic, rather than narrative, approach are both brave and effective.' - Dr. Philip Morgan, University of Hull, UK 'This is an important contribution to the material available in English: beautifully written - accessible to the average student.' - Dr Mary Maidoff, SACI, Florence, Italy 'Foot's analysis is an extremely valuable contribution to our understanding of modern Italy. It is fully up-to-date with the latest research findings and interpretive approaches, foregrounding the key historiographical debates and, more generally, the study of history itself as debate and argument.' - Geoff Haywood, Modern Italy 'The best short introduction to Italian politics and society is John Foot's Modern Italy.' - Geoff Andrews, Not a Normal Country: Italy After Berlusconi (Pluto, 2005) 'John Foot has written a very useful new book about Italy.' - Richard Bosworth, European History Quarterly

• List of Boxes Acknowledgements Preface to Second Edition List of Abbreviations Map 1: Italy in 1861 Map 2: Italy in 1870 Map 3: Italy since 1919 Introduction: Studying Italy Themes and Chronologies Dates and Epochs Methods of Analysis Readings 1 The Nation Defining the Nation Components of the Nation The Contested Nation The Republic and the Nation, 1946-2014 2 The State 69A Permanent Legitimation Crisis? Institutions, Rules and Organizations: the Architecture and Structure of the Italian State Justice, Laws and the Legal System Enforcing the Law, Protecting the State, Keeping Order, Making War Raising Money: the State and Taxation Administering the State: Bureaucracy and Public Services The Structure of the State: National and Local Institutions 3 Economy and Society Debates around the Italian Economy and Italian Society: Four Themes Economic and Social Italies: Country, City, Industry Industrial Italy The Post-war Economic Miracle The State and the Economy: Public and Private Sectors The ‘Southern Question’: the Problem of Problems 4 Politics Analysing Italian Politics Definitions and Keywords Organizing Politics Mass Parties: the Left Mass Parties: the Church and the Centre Ground of Politics - Catholic Political Parties The Far Right: Fascist and Neo-Fascist Parties The Second and Third Republic: new parties and movements after 1992 Rules and Politics Conclusion: Italy, Democracy and Politics Appendix 1 Italian Governments from 1860 Appendix 2 Italian Heads of State from 1860 Notes Bibliography and Further Reading Index

JOHN FOOT is Chair of Italian in the Department of Italian at the University of Bristol, UK.

'This original and engaging text provides students with both stimulating ideas and original sources. It also covers an impressive number of critical works in Italian that would otherwise remain unknown to English-speaking readers. The new edition includes essential updates and puts the Berlusconi era in its full historical context.' - Claudia Baldoli, Newcastle University, UK 'The new edition of Modern Italy remains an excellent survey of key issues and the relevant literature.' - Geoff Haywood, Arcadia University, USA PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION: 'The thematic, rather than chronological, approach, and the problematic, rather than narrative, approach are both brave and effective.' - Dr. Philip Morgan, University of Hull, UK 'This is an important contribution to the material available in English: beautifully written - accessible to the average student.' - Dr Mary Maidoff, SACI, Florence, Italy 'Foot's analysis is an extremely valuable contribution to our understanding of modern Italy. It is fully up-to-date with the latest research findings and interpretive approaches, foregrounding the key historiographical debates and, more generally, the study of history itself as debate and argument.' - Geoff Haywood, Modern Italy 'The best short introduction to Italian politics and society is John Foot's Modern Italy.' - Geoff Andrews, Not a Normal Country: Italy After Berlusconi (Pluto, 2005) 'John Foot has written a very useful new book about Italy.' - Richard Bosworth, European History Quarterly

• List of Boxes Acknowledgements Preface to Second Edition List of Abbreviations Map 1: Italy in 1861 Map 2: Italy in 1870 Map 3: Italy since 1919 Introduction: Studying Italy Themes and Chronologies Dates and Epochs Methods of Analysis Readings 1 The Nation Defining the Nation Components of the Nation The Contested Nation The Republic and the Nation, 1946-2014 2 The State 69A Permanent Legitimation Crisis? Institutions, Rules and Organizations: the Architecture and Structure of the Italian State Justice, Laws and the Legal System Enforcing the Law, Protecting the State, Keeping Order, Making War Raising Money: the State and Taxation Administering the State: Bureaucracy and Public Services The Structure of the State: National and Local Institutions 3 Economy and Society Debates around the Italian Economy and Italian Society: Four Themes Economic and Social Italies: Country, City, Industry Industrial Italy The Post-war Economic Miracle The State and the Economy: Public and Private Sectors The ‘Southern Question’: the Problem of Problems 4 Politics Analysing Italian Politics Definitions and Keywords Organizing Politics Mass Parties: the Left Mass Parties: the Church and the Centre Ground of Politics - Catholic Political Parties The Far Right: Fascist and Neo-Fascist Parties The Second and Third Republic: new parties and movements after 1992 Rules and Politics Conclusion: Italy, Democracy and Politics Appendix 1 Italian Governments from 1860 Appendix 2 Italian Heads of State from 1860 Notes Bibliography and Further Reading Index