Historical Dictionary of Modern Italy

Mark F. Gilbert is currently professor of history and international studies at SAIS, is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and has been Associate Editor of the Journal of Modern Italian Studies since 2015. He served as Chair of the 2018 Cundill Prize. He is the author of numerous publications and has contributed numerous articles to refereed academic journals of history and politics. His work on current affairs has appeared in The National Interest, Survival, WorldPolicy Journal, and on ForeignAffairs.com.Sara Lamberti Moneta joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy in 2005, and worked in the Department for Multilateral Political Affairs and Human Rights. She was appointed attachée to the Italian Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN) and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna in 2011. Since 2014 she has worked as international officer in the Office of the Secretary General at the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna.

• Editor's Foreword Jon WoronoffAcknowledgmentsAcronyms and AbbreviationsMapChronologyIntroductionTHE DICTIONARYBibliographyAbout the Author

This historical dictionary covers Italy from the time of Napoleon to the present. It is strongest on the Risorgimento (the unification of Italy) and events onward. The preface, which focuses on politics and economics, is followed by a list of acronyms and abbreviations (essential for understanding Italian politics and economics), a map, and a detailed chronology. Cultural topics are then covered in entries for architecture, literature, music, and film. Neorealism receives separate coverage, though painting has no individual entry. One of the dictionary's most useful features is coverage of the populist movements so prominent in recent Italian politics. Immigration also has its own entry. . . Several major cultural figures, including Pier Paolo Pasolini and Luciano Pavarotti, have their own entries. . . Sports receive notice under Calcio (soccer). Extensive cross-references are provided throughout this wide-ranging dictionary, which is followed by a substantial bibliography. Recommended.