Fabio Fernando Rizi was born in Italy and received his Ph.D. from York University. He was President of the Dante Society of Toronto for several years, and worked for the Toronto Public Library until his retirement. His first book, Benedetto Croce and Italian Fascism, is also published by University of Toronto Press

• 1. Croce and Italy in 19432. Waging War3. The Matter of the King4. The Congress of Bari5. De Nicola’s Negotiations6. A Democratic Compromise7. A Government of National Unity8. Rome’s Liberation9. From Bonomi to Bonomi10. The Northern Wind11. The Advent of De Gasperi12. Election and Referendum13. The Constituent Assembly14. The Peace Treaty of 194715. A New Course16. The Election of 1948

"[This book fills] a gap in the historical literature, which rightly or wrongly has given little attention to the Liberal leader’s political endeavors in the pivotal years that witnessed the end of the Fascist regime and the birth of the Italian Republic."- Anthony L. Cardoza (Journal of Modern History, Vol. 92, No. 3)

Fabio Fernando Rizi was born in Italy and received his Ph.D. from York University. He was President of the Dante Society of Toronto for several years, and worked for the Toronto Public Library until his retirement. His first book, Benedetto Croce and Italian Fascism, is also published by University of Toronto Press

• 1. Croce and Italy in 19432. Waging War3. The Matter of the King4. The Congress of Bari5. De Nicola’s Negotiations6. A Democratic Compromise7. A Government of National Unity8. Rome’s Liberation9. From Bonomi to Bonomi10. The Northern Wind11. The Advent of De Gasperi12. Election and Referendum13. The Constituent Assembly14. The Peace Treaty of 194715. A New Course16. The Election of 1948

"[This book fills] a gap in the historical literature, which rightly or wrongly has given little attention to the Liberal leader’s political endeavors in the pivotal years that witnessed the end of the Fascist regime and the birth of the Italian Republic."- Anthony L. Cardoza (Journal of Modern History, Vol. 92, No. 3)

Fabio Fernando Rizi was born in Italy and received his Ph.D. from York University. He was President of the Dante Society of Toronto for several years, and worked for the Toronto Public Library until his retirement. His first book, Benedetto Croce and Italian Fascism, is also published by University of Toronto Press

• 1. Croce and Italy in 19432. Waging War3. The Matter of the King4. The Congress of Bari5. De Nicola’s Negotiations6. A Democratic Compromise7. A Government of National Unity8. Rome’s Liberation9. From Bonomi to Bonomi10. The Northern Wind11. The Advent of De Gasperi12. Election and Referendum13. The Constituent Assembly14. The Peace Treaty of 194715. A New Course16. The Election of 1948

"[This book fills] a gap in the historical literature, which rightly or wrongly has given little attention to the Liberal leader’s political endeavors in the pivotal years that witnessed the end of the Fascist regime and the birth of the Italian Republic."- Anthony L. Cardoza (Journal of Modern History, Vol. 92, No. 3)