Italy and the Wider World 18601960 Author:R. J. B. Bosworth, R.J.B. Bosworth Richard Bosworth's overview of Italy's role in European and world politics from 1860 to 1960 is lively and iconclastic. Based on a combination of primary research and secondary material he examines Italian diplomacy, military power, commerce, culture, tourism and ideology. His account challenges many aspects of current Italian historiography and... more » offers an original vision of the place of Italy in modern history.« less