Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Foreword by Edwin O. Reischauer vii
3. Preface to the Third Edition ix
4. Contents xi
5. 1. Terra Incognita 3
6. 2. The Land and Its People 14
7. 3. The Legacy of History 42
8. 4. The Legacy of Fascism: The Corporate State 65
9. 5. The Legacy of Fascism: The Church and the Opposition 93
10. 6. The Second World War 112
11. 7. De Gasperi and the Triumph of Christian Democracy 133
12. 8. Economic Recovery and Land Reform 171
13. 9. The Heirs of De Gasperi and the "Opening to the Left" 196
14. 10. Economic Expansion and Its Repercussions 219
15. 11. The Cultural "Renaissance" 231
16. 12. Italy in the Western Community 246
17. 13. An "III-Developed Society"? 255
18. 14. A "Historic Compromise"? 271
19. Appendix I. Statistics 299
20. Appendix II. Suggested Reading 302
21. Index 313