Gilmour, David. <br/><br/>
The pursuit of Italy :  a history of a land, its regions and their peoples / 
David Gilmour 
 - 2da ed. 
 - London :  Penguin ,  2012. 
 - xv, 447 p. :  ill. ;  20 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and index. Originally published: London : Allen Lane, 2011. 
<br/><br/> Explaining the extraordinary course of Italian history, this book traces the history of the Italian peninsula and gives a clear-eyed view of the Risorgimento, the pivotal event in modern Italian history, debunking the influential myths which have grown up around it. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780141043418 1846142512 9781846142512 0141043415 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Italy--History.<br/>Italy--Civilization.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>bG488p 2012