Italy and Its Eastern Border, 1866-2016

This is the first scholarly work in Modern European History which elucidates consistently how border issues affect the history of nations and states in the 19th and 20th centuries. The book rethinks the Italian history of the last 150 years from the perspective of its eastern periphery and of the profound impact that events on the border had on the core of the country.

List of contents

Introduction
1. The Kingdom of Italy and the Irredentist Dilemma
2. From Irredentism to Nationalism
3. World War I
4. From the End of the War to the Treaty of Rapallo: 1918-1921
5. Frontier Fascism
6. The Italian Occupation in Slovenia and Dalmatia: 1941-1943
7. The Eclipse of the Italian State: From September 8, 1943 to the Eve of the Yugoslav Occupation of Venezia Giulia
8. From the "Race for Trieste" to the London Memorandum
9. From the London Memorandum to the End of the Long Post-War Era
10. Conclusion

About the author

Marina Cattaruzza is Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at Universität Bern.

Summary

This is the first scholarly work in Modern European History which elucidates consistently how border issues affect the history of nations and states in the 19th and 20th centuries. The book rethinks the Italian history of the last 150 years from the perspective of its eastern periphery and of the profound impact that events on the border had on the core of the country.

Product details

• Authors: Marina Cattaruzza, Marina (Universitat Bern Cattaruzza
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.10.2016
• EAN: 9781138791749
• ISBN: 978-1-138-79174-9
• No. of pages: 316
• Series: Routledge Studies in Modern European History; Routledge Studies in Modern European History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; 20. Jahrhundert (1900 bis 1999 n. Chr.), 21. Jahrhundert (2000 bis 2100 n. Chr.), Europäische Geschichte