Description |
1 online resource (255 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
Cast of Characters -- Urbe et Orbe: The City and the World -- The City -- The People -- Joys -- The Turning Year -- Sorrows -- Money, School and Work -- The New Regime -- The Empire Versus God -- Restorations |
Summary |
In 1798, the armies of the French Revolution tried to transform Rome from the capital of the Papal States to a Jacobin Republic. For the next two decades, Rome was the subject of power struggles between the forces of the Empire and the Papacy, while Romans endured the unsuccessful efforts of Napoleon's best and brightest to pull the ancient city into the modern world. Against this historical backdrop, Nicassio weaves together an absorbing social, cultural, and political history of Rome and its people. Based on primary sources and incorporating two centuries of Italian, French, and intern |
Analysis |
rome, imperial, imperialism, roman, napoleon, history, historical, french revolution, france, jacobin republic, empire, ancient city, politics, cultural studies, political science, international research, manuscripts, memoirs, italy, italian, social life, customs, government, 18th century, restorations, romans, power struggles, papal states |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-252) and index |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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In English |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
Subject |
HISTORY.
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Manners and customs
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Politics and government
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SUBJECT |
Rome (Italy) -- History -- 1798-1870. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115202
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Rome (Italy) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
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Rome (Italy) -- Politics and government -- 19th century
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Rome (Italy) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century
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Rome (Italy) -- Politics and government -- 18th century
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Rome (Italy) -- History -- Revolution, 1798-1799.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006921
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Italy -- Rome
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2009013437 |
ISBN |
9780226579740 |
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0226579743 |
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1282505971 |
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9781282505971 |
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9786612505973 |
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6612505974 |
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