Reviews
"Spencer Di Scala's book is a comprehensive, balanced, and accessible survey of three centuries of Italian history, placed in a larger European context. With helpful maps, pithy biographies and an unmatched bibliographical essay, it is perhaps the best introductory text for students and stimulating for scholars as well. From the Enlightenment to the phenomenon that is Silvio Berlusconi, updated to address Italy's most pressing contemporary problems and paradoxes, it is an indispensable work." -Stanislao G. Pugliese, Hofstra University, "Spencer Di Scala'sItaly: From Revolution to Republic, 1700 to the Presentimproves with every edition, with more portaits of representative Italians and by extending its scope well-into the twenty-first century. Well organized and elegantly written, it serves as an ideal introduction to the serious study of modern Italy." -Roy Palmer Domenico, University of Scranton, "This is simply the best history of modern Italy. Students regularly praise it in my course evaluations. Spencer Di Scala's prose is crisp, his scope comprehensive, his analysis lucid, and his judgment wise. The book's special strengths are political, social, and cultural history, international context, and a rich bibliographical essay for further studies. A masterful work by a master historian and teacher." -John Alcorn, Trinity College, “Spencer Di Scala's Italy: From Revolution to Republic, 1700 to the Present improves with every edition, with more portaits of representative Italians and by extending its scope well-into the twenty-first century. Well organized and elegantly written, it serves as an ideal introduction to the serious study of modern Italy.� -Roy Palmer Domenico, University of Scranton, "This is simply the best history of modern Italy. Students regularly praise it in my course evaluations. Spencer Di Scala's prose is crisp, his scope comprehensive, his analysis lucid, and his judgment wise. The book's special strengths are political, social, and cultural history, international context, and a rich bibliographical essay for further studies. A masterful work by a master historian and teacher." --John Alcorn, Trinity College "Spencer Di Scala's book is a comprehensive, balanced, and accessible survey of three centuries of Italian history, placed in a larger European context. With helpful maps, pithy biographies and an unmatched bibliographical essay, it is perhaps the best introductory text for students and stimulating for scholars as well. From the Enlightenment to the phenomenon that is Silvio Berlusconi, updated to address Italy's most pressing contemporary problems and paradoxes, it is an indispensable work." --Stanislao G. Pugliese, Hofstra University "Spencer Di Scala's Italy: From Revolution to Republic, 1700 to the Present improves with every edition, with more portaits of representative Italians and by extending its scope well-into the twenty-first century. Well organized and elegantly written, it serves as an ideal introduction to the serious study of modern Italy." --Roy Palmer Domenico, University of Scranton, "Spencer Di Scala's Italy: From Revolution to Republic, 1700 to the Present improves with every edition, with more portaits of representative Italians and by extending its scope well-into the twenty-first century. Well organized and elegantly written, it serves as an ideal introduction to the serious study of modern Italy." -Roy Palmer Domenico, University of Scranton, “Spencer Di Scala’s book is a comprehensive, balanced, and accessible survey of three centuries of Italian history, placed in a larger European context. With helpful maps, pithy biographies and an unmatched bibliographical essay, it is perhaps the best introductory text for students and stimulating for scholars as well. From the Enlightenment to the phenomenon that is Silvio Berlusconi, updated to address Italy’s most pressing contemporary problems and paradoxes, it is an indispensable work.� -Stanislao G. Pugliese, Hofstra University, “This is simply the best history of modern Italy. Students regularly praise it in my course evaluations. Spencer Di Scala's prose is crisp, his scope comprehensive, his analysis lucid, and his judgment wise. The book's special strengths are political, social, and cultural history, international context, and a rich bibliographical essay for further studies. A masterful work by a master historian and teacher.� -John Alcorn, Trinity College
