A Good History Book of Italy

[Nigliomerr]

Greetings.

Can anyone offer suggestions for a book containing a good, comprehensive history of Italy?

Many thanks and kind regards,
Maria

[Seraphina]

Hi Maria,

I have A History of the Italian People by Giuliano Procacci, which I can recommend.
It gives you a good understanding of Italian history throughout the ages.

I live in the UK, but I am sure it's available from Amazon if you are in the USA.

Seraphina

[Nigliomerr]

Greetings Seraphina,

A million thanks for the recommendation. I appreciate it a great deal. My sincerest appreciation for your time and assistance.

With kind regards,
Maria

[PeterTimber]

A concise book on the History of Italy would meet your criteria for comprehension of Italian History. This book is at:

www.bearcave.com/bookrev/It.htm but not avilable on line.

The book is titled A CONCISE HISTORY OF ITALY by CHRISTOPHER DUGGAN (1994) 294 PAGES Cambridge University Press ($US 12.95)

You can pick up the above description of the book thru Google.com under HISTORY OF ITALY BOOKS and you can judge for yourself if this book will meet your needs ( I think it will). You will find it on the first page midway down. =Peter=

[ForzaItaliaPgh]

A book I've enjoyed is ITALY: A SHORT HISTORY by HARRY HEARDER. It covers the boot from pre-historic times to 2001. A lot of books on Italy will start after the collapse of the Roman Empire in circa 500, so it can be challenging to find one that covers her entire history. Buona Fortuna.