The fall of the House of Savoy
by Katz, Robert
Published by : Macmillan Company (New York) Physical details: 439 p Year: 1971| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| 900 - 999 | 945.09 Kat (Browse shelf) | Available | In Memory of : Gene Moore | 37617 |
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Author's note --
Prologue: when a king dies --
Part I. The triumph of the House of Savoy - a family album (1000-1878) --
Part II. Humbert and Margherita (1878-1900). A funeral in Rome - Love in Turin - Roma capitale - "The heirs to the Caesars" - The Italians (inferior, ideal, and superior) - "Humbert for President" - A kiss in Vienna - The gay eighties - The rise and fall of a "certain Mr. Crispi" - The beggars' revolt - A crime of a century --
Part III. The little king (1900-1922). Victor and Elena - The "socialist monarchy" - Roma democratica - A "necessary" war - A great war - The warrior king - "Bloody Christmas" - "A new wave...of Saint-Justs" - Victor and Benito - The October revolution, or "if Giolitti returns we're..." --
Part IV. The fall of the House of Savoy (1922-1946). "Separate beds": the diarchy - Murder in Rome - Roma fascista - The little emperor - Waiting for Dio - "The situation is grave, but not desperate" - Et tu, Victor? - "I will publish to the world the full record of this affair" - The flight of the damned - Humbert II the May king --
Epilogue: when a monarchy dies --
Appendix I: genealogical table of the House of Savoy --
Appendix II: the royal prerogatives --
Notes --
Bibliography --
Index.
"Robert Katz surveys the entire history of the dynasty, concentrating especially on the forty-six year reign of Victor Emmanuel III...Katz give a full account of the uninspired reign of the pathetic little king, a reign which left a power vacuum that encouraged rule by parliamentary dictatorship. He draws a fascinating picture of the complex relationship between Victor Emmanuel and Mussolini and shows how this relationship was largely responsible for Italy's destiny in World War II. Finally, he probes the many reasons for the ultimate downfall of the House of Savoy -- the political climate, the personalities, the unwillingness of the Savoys to lead or govern. His spellbinding story mounts in steady crescendo to its tragic climax with the flight of the royal family from the Germans following Italy's surrender to the Allies." -- Book jacket.
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