Description |
1 online resource (viii, 252 pages) : maps |
Series |
OUP E-Books
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Contents |
1. Restoration Sicily: Poverty, Protest, and Power, 1815-1849 -- 2. From Risorgimento to Revolution, 1849-1860 -- 3. Garibaldi's Dictatorship: The Reality of Government, May-November 1860 -- 4. From Moderate Liberalism to Destra Storica: The Impact of Unification -- 5. Liberal Policy and the Control of Public Order, 1860-1862 -- 6. The Breakdown of Authority, 1862-1863 -- 7. Criminals, Republicans, and Reactionaries, 1864-1865 -- 8. Revolt Against the Government, 1866 |
Summary |
In depth analysis of the impact of Italian unification on the isolated communities of rural sicily. Riall argues that government attempts to centralize administration, collect taxes and suppress peasant unrest in Sicily actually accentuated the violent factionalism of local communities |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-245) and index |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Liberalism -- Italy -- History -- 19th century
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Decentralization in government -- Italy -- History -- 19th century
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Decentralization in government.
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Liberalism.
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Politics and government
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Italy.
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Regions & Countries - Europe.
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History & Archaeology.
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SUBJECT |
Sicily (Italy) -- Politics and government -- 1815-1870. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh97004923
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Italy -- Politics and government -- 1849-1870. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069007
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Subject |
Italy.
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Italy -- Sicily.
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Genre/Form |
History.
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
97018125 |
ISBN |
9786610800032 |
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6610800030 |
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9780198206804 |
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0198206801 |
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019154261X |
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9780191542619 |
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1280800038 |
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9781280800030 |
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9780191677311 |
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0191677310 |
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