... ideas throughout the book. Moreover, I found that there was no real flow of any ideas throughout the book. It seemed to be many facts about the country within this time period loosely thrown together, although somewhat categorized by chapter. This made the book very hard to read, especially the first four chapters on "The Italian Economy: Constraints and Achievements", "The Social Hierarchies of a Prosperous Nation", "Families and Consumption", and "Civil Society and Mass Culture". The final chapters on specific political regimes were organized chronologically, which at least gave some flow of events and ideas. Apparently Ginsborg does leave out some key information through out the book. Domenico Pacitti, a professor at the University of Pisa states that, "The book's chief defect, however, is the author's curious decision to sweeten his story by systematically omitting important truths at key points, seriously distorting the overall picture." (http://www.justbookreviews.net/ginsborg_review.html) and ...

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