The greatness of Italy's culture and way of life have had a powerful attraction for many generations of visitors. This has created an overwhelming sense that Italy is a fundamentally benign and easy going country. "The Force of Destiny", Christopher Duggan's immensely enjoyable new book, lays waste to this idea. While sharing everyone's enthusiasm for Italy as a place, he stron...(展开全部)

A sweeping, first-of-its-kind history of the creation of modern Italy The birth of modern Italy was a messy affair. Inspired by a small group of writers, intellectuals, and politicians, Italy struggled in the first half of the nineteenth century to unite all Italians under one rule, throwing aside a multitude of corrupt old rulers and foreign occupiers. In the midst of this tu...(展开全部)

Covering the period from the fall of the Roman Empire in the west to the present day, this concise history focuses in particular on the difficulties Italy has faced in forging a nation state during the past two centuries, including a legacy of fragmentation dating back to the sixth century. Since its creation in 1861, Italy has struggled to develop an effective political system...(展开全部)

克里斯托弗·达根（Christopher Duggan），雷丁大学教授，主要研究当代意大利历史。他的作品涵盖了19世纪和20世纪意大利的各个方面。出版著作包括《法西斯和黑手党》（1989年）、《弗朗西斯科·克里斯皮：从国家到民族主义》（2002年）、《命运之力：1796年至今的意大利史》（2007年）以及《法西斯之音：墨索里尼时期的意大利历史》（2012年）。达根的所有著作都已被翻译为意大利语。同时，达根也获得了意大利政府颁发的最高荣誉勋章。 克里斯托弗在博士期间研究的主要课题就是法西斯和黑手党。多年的学术积累和在意大利的丰富生活经历，使他成为该领域的顶尖学者。并且由于他本人并非意大利人，与意大利政治无利益瓜葛，其著作往往被认为比意大利本国的现代历史著作更加客观、公正，更加敢于直言。

Covering the period from the fall of the Roman Empire in the west to the present day, this concise history focuses in particular on the difficulties Italy has faced in forging a nation state during the past two centuries, including a legacy of fragmentation dating back to the sixth century. Since its creation in 1861, Italy has struggled to develop an effective political system...(展开全部)

克里斯托弗·达根（Christopher Duggan），雷丁大学教授，主要研究当代意大利历史。他的作品涵盖了19世纪和20世纪意大利的各个方面。出版著作包括《法西斯和黑手党》（1989年）、《弗朗西斯科·克里斯皮：从国家到民族主义》（2002年）、《命运之力：1796年至今的意大利史》（2007年）以及《法西斯之音：墨索里尼时期的意大利历史》（2012年）。达根的所有著作都已被翻译为意大利语。同时，达根也获得了意大利政府颁发的最高荣誉勋章。 克里斯托弗在博士期间研究的主要课题就是法西斯和黑手党。多年的学术积累和在意大利的丰富生活经历，使他成为该领域的顶尖学者。并且由于他本人并非意大利人，与意大利政治无利益瓜葛，其著作往往被认为比意大利本国的现代历史著作更加客观、公正，更加敢于直言。

Almost a decade in the making, this much-anticipated grand history of postwar Europe from one of the world's most esteemed historians and intellectuals is a singular achievement. Postwar is the first modern history that covers all of Europe, both east and west, drawing on research in six languages to sweep readers through thirty-four nations and sixty years of political and cul...(展开全部)

Almost a decade in the making, this much-anticipated grand history of postwar Europe from one of the world's most esteemed historians and intellectuals is a singular achievement. Postwar is the first modern history that covers all of Europe, both east and west, drawing on research in six languages to sweep readers through thirty-four nations and sixty years of political and cul...(展开全部)

Almost a decade in the making, this much-anticipated grand history of postwar Europe from one of the world's most esteemed historians and intellectuals is a singular achievement. Postwar is the first modern history that covers all of Europe, both east and west, drawing on research in six languages to sweep readers through thirty-four nations and sixty years of political and cul...(展开全部)

Named one of the Ten Best Books of the Year by the New York Times Book Review Almost a decade in the making , this much-anticipated grand history of postwar Europe from one of the world’s most esteemed historians and intellectuals is a singular achievement. Postwar is the first modern history that covers all of Europe, both east and west, drawing on research in six ...(展开全部)