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Author Riall, Lucy, 1962-

Title Under the volcano : empire and revolution in a Sicilian town / Lucy Riall
Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations, maps
Summary A peasant revolt in Sicily is the starting point for a detailed intimate account of the people who lived in the community - a fiercely proud local gentry and a British family, the largest landowners in the area. The story is used to examine Britain's policy towards Europe in the 19th century and colonial rule overseas in the age of Empire
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from home page (viewed on Dec. 20, 2012)
Subject Diplomatic relations.
Regions & Countries - Europe.
History & Archaeology.
Italy.
SUBJECT Sicily (Italy) -- History -- 1815-1870. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85122255
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Italy -- Sicily
Sicily (Italy) -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1837-1901. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056711
Italy -- History -- 1815-1870. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85068960
Subject Great Britain.
Italy.
Italy -- Sicily.
Genre/Form History.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780191744815
0191744816