Existing in History
Italy's Devious Path From Defeat to Recovery
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8955711 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roger Absalom (Sheffield Hallam University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 273-280 |
| Publication date | 1997-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Historical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-246X • E-ISSN: 1469-5103 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0018246x96006954 |
| OpenAlex | W2009240446 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Italy in the Cold War. Politics, culture & society, 1948–1958 . Edited by Christopher Duggan and Christopher Wagstaff. Oxford/Washington DC: Berg. 1995. Pp. xi+228, index. £34.95 War in Italy 1943–1945. A brutal story . By Richard Lamb. London: Penguin Books. 1995 (1993). Pp. viii+335, maps and index. £7.99 Italy and the wider world, 1860–1960 . By R. J. B. Bosworth. London and New York: Routledge. 1996. Pp. x+252, index. £40.00 ‘America is the strongest and most prosperous nation on earth,’ Nately informed him with lofty fervor and dignity. ‘And the American fighting man is second to none.’ ‘Exactly,’ agreed the old man pleasantly, with a hint of taunting amusement. ‘Italy, on the other hand, is one of the least prosperous nations on earth. And the Italian fighting man is probably second to all. And that's exactly why my country is doing so well in this war while your country is doing so poorly [[ctdot ]] You see, Italy is really a very poor and weak country, and that's what makes us so strong’
Ancient history · Cold war · Dignity · Economic history · Index (typography · Political science · Politics · History · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society · Law
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2013 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |