Railways and the Formation of the Italian State in the Nineteenth - Centur

Informationen zum Autor Albert Schram is a Researcher at the School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University. Klappentext This book relates the history of Italian railways with special regard to their relation with the Italian state from the 1840s! when the first lines were constructed! until nationalization in 1905. It shows that while the Italian state interfered continuously in railway matters! it was nevertheless incapable of creating viable conditions for railway companies. Throughout the nineteenth century 'the railway question' continued to have a pernicious and divisive influence on Italian political life; and because of the low quality of railway regulation! and other factors! the railways' contribution to the creation of a national market and the economic unification of the country was limited. The book also examines Italian regional social and economic statistics before and after political unification in order to obtain a deeper insight into the continuing disparity between northern and southern Italy. Finally! the book places the development of the Italian railways in a European context! and compares their construction with those in Germany. Zusammenfassung This book relates the history of Italian railways and their relation with the Italian state from the 1840s! when the first lines were constructed! until nationalization in 1905. During the nineteenth century and the process of unification! it is argued that railways had a pernicious and divisive influence on Italian political life. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; List of tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. The history of railways; 2. Railways and the Italian state in the nineteenth century; 3. Railway building in Italy; 4. Railway traffic; 5. Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Albert Schram, Albert (Researcher Schram, Schram Albert
• Assisted by: Gigliola Fragnito (Editor), Cesare Mozzarelli (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.10.1997
• EAN: 9780521571593
• ISBN: 978-0-521-57159-3
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Italian H; Cambridge Studies in Italian History and Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Transportation, Italy, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Transport industries, C 1700 To C 1800, Railway transport industries