Making Liberalism Work: The Italian Experience, 1860-1914

by Susan A. Ashley

By most accounts, Italian-style liberalism failed. Explanations of its failure vary from economic backwardness or a political culture shaped by autocracy to claims that liberals ruined their chances by pursuing nothing but narrow middle class interests. This study examines the liberal record to weigh the accuracy of these approaches. Ashley focuses on three controversial issues: public works, social reform, and public order. The railroads would...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275980626
• ISBN13: 9780275980627
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.6"