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Sicily and the unification of Italy [electronic resource] : liberal policy and local power, 1859-1866 / Lucy Riall.
By: Riall, Lucy
.Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon, 1998Description: 1 online resource (viii, 252 p.) : maps.ISBN: 9780191677311 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Liberalism -- Italy -- History -- 19th century | Decentralization in government -- Italy -- History -- 19th century | Sicily (Italy) -- Politics and government -- 1815-1870 | Italy -- Politics and government -- 1849-1870Additional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198206804DDC classification: 945.808 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: In depth analysis of the impact of Italian unification on the isolated communities of rural sicily. Riall argues that government attempts to centralize administration, collect taxes and suppress peasant unrest in Sicily actually accentuated the violent factionalism of local communities.
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In depth analysis of the impact of Italian unification on the isolated communities of rural sicily. Riall argues that government attempts to centralize administration, collect taxes and suppress peasant unrest in Sicily actually accentuated the violent factionalism of local communities.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.