Book Specs
Binding
UK-B Format Paperback
Publisher
Penguin UK
Published on
May 29, 2008
Edition
1st Edition
Dimensions
5.20x1.25x7.85 Inches
Weight
2.31 Pounds
About the Book
The greatness of Italy's culture and way of life have had a powerful attraction for many generations of visitors. This has created an overwhelming sense that Italy is a fundamentally benign and easy going country.
The Force of Destiny, Christopher Duggan's immensely enjoyable new book, lays waste to this idea. While sharing everyone's enthusiasm for Italy as a place, he strongly distinguishes this from its political role over the past two centuries, which has been both vicious and ruinous for Europe as a whole.