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 An account of the role of railways in Italian political and economic life during the process of unification. 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.

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• Autori: Albert Schram, Albert (Researcher Schram, Schram Albert
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 03.09.2007
• EAN: 9780521041775
• ISBN: 978-0-521-04177-5
• Pagine: 200
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Italian H; Cambridge Studies in Italian History and Culture
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; 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, Railway transport industries