Introduction The Apprenticeship of a Statesman, 1842-1892 A Disastrous Beginning: The Presidency of the Council of Ministers, 1892-93 Into the Wilderness: in Opposition, 1894-1901 The Zanardelli-Giolotti Government, 1901-1903 Giolitti's Second Ministry, "Doing it Right," 1904-1905 The Long Ministry, 1906-1909 Domestic Reform and War, 1910-1914 A Second Political Exile, 1914-1920 Giolitti and the Crisis of the Liberal State, 1920-1928 Conclusion Bibliography Index
ALEXANDER DE GRAND is professor of history at North Carolina State University. His publications on modern Italy include The Italian Nationalist Association and the Rise of Fascism in Italy, Italian Fascism: Its Origins and Development, Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany: The Fascist Style of Rule, and Bottai e la cultura fascista.
.,."Professor De Grand has once again produced a thoroughly
researched monograph which clearly explains the political context
in which Giolitti and all other politicians operated. In that sense
the author has provided a balanced and judicious account of the
political career of one of Italy's greatest parlimentarians which
will be welcomed by all scholars and students of modern Italian
history."-Canadian Journal of History
?...Professor De Grand has once again produced a thoroughly
researched monograph which clearly explains the political context
in which Giolitti and all other politicians operated. In that sense
the author has provided a balanced and judicious account of the
political career of one of Italy's greatest parlimentarians which
will be welcomed by all scholars and students of modern Italian
history.?-Canadian Journal of History
?An Anglo-American audience will find in De Grand's biography a
great resource on one of the outstanding statesmen of fin de siecle
Europe. Well written and cogently argued, his book offers a
balanced account of the dominant personality behind the political
and administrative apparatus of the liberal state. It integrates
new primary documentation- personal papers and records on the
banking scandal, for the most part- with the standard liberal
scholarship on Giolitti available only in Italian.?-Journal of
Modern History
?Fragmented parties, patronage, and powerful personalities persist
in Italian political life making De Grand's dessection of the
Giolittian system oddly relevant to the present.?-The Historian
?Skillfully organized into neat and tight segments with descriptive
headings, this study expertly explains and explores the full range
of Giolitti's political career, concluding with a last, lonely
speech in defense of representative government in a chamber
dominated by fascists.?-Choice
?The close focus of De Grand's study, and his meticulous account of
the political machinations of Giolittian Italy, ensure that his
book is and will remain a crucial work of reference.?-American
Historical Review
..."Professor De Grand has once again produced a thoroughly
researched monograph which clearly explains the political context
in which Giolitti and all other politicians operated. In that sense
the author has provided a balanced and judicious account of the
political career of one of Italy's greatest parlimentarians which
will be welcomed by all scholars and students of modern Italian
history."-Canadian Journal of History
"Fragmented parties, patronage, and powerful personalities persist
in Italian political life making De Grand's dessection of the
Giolittian system oddly relevant to the present."-The Historian
"Skillfully organized into neat and tight segments with descriptive
headings, this study expertly explains and explores the full range
of Giolitti's political career, concluding with a last, lonely
speech in defense of representative government in a chamber
dominated by fascists."-Choice
"The close focus of De Grand's study, and his meticulous account of
the political machinations of Giolittian Italy, ensure that his
book is and will remain a crucial work of reference."-American
Historical Review
"An Anglo-American audience will find in De Grand's biography a
great resource on one of the outstanding statesmen of fin de siecle
Europe. Well written and cogently argued, his book offers a
balanced account of the dominant personality behind the political
and administrative apparatus of the liberal state. It integrates
new primary documentation- personal papers and records on the
banking scandal, for the most part- with the standard liberal
scholarship on Giolitti available only in Italian."-Journal of
Modern History
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