{"product_id":"2940150959538","title":"A Short History of the Italian People - From the Barbarian Invasions to the Attainment of Unity","description":"\"A Short History of the Italian People\" is a fantastically written eBook belonging on any history lover's digital bookshelf. Trevelyan paints a vivid picture of the major events influencing the continuing evolution of the Italian peninsula, and depicts the major players in Italian history with a vividness meant to inspire. Spanning from the collapse of the Roman Empire in the West to the unification of Italy over a thousand years later, this eBook is a must-read for any student of history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents include: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eITALY IN THE CENTURY PRECEDING THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS [284-395] \u003cbr\u003eTHE BARBARIAN INVASIONS [395-476] \u003cbr\u003eTHE KINGDOM OF THEODORIC [476-553] \u003cbr\u003eTHE LOMBARDS, THE POPES, AND THE FRANKS [553-800] \u003cbr\u003eTHE BEGINNING OF THE MIDDLE AGES [800-1002] \u003cbr\u003eTHE NORMANS IN SOUTHERN ITALY; HENRY IV. AND HILDEBRAND [1002-1085] \u003cbr\u003eTHE RISE OF THE CITIES, AND THEIR CONFLICT WITH FREDERICK BARBAROSSA [1100-1183] \u003cbr\u003eVENICE, GENOA, AND PISA, TO THE END OF THE TWELFTH CENTURY \u003cbr\u003eITALY AND THE HOUSE OF HOHENSTAUFEN [1185-1250] \u003cbr\u003eFROM THE FALL OF THE HOHENSTAUFEN TO THE \"BABYLONISH CAPTIVITY\" OF THE PAPACY [1250-1305] \u003cbr\u003eTHE RISE OF THE TYRANNIES: THE RISE OF FLORENCE [1250-1313] \u003cbr\u003eROME AND THE PAPACY DURING THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY [1305-1389] \u003cbr\u003eNORTHERN ITALY DURING THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY [1313-1405] \u003cbr\u003eTHE AGE OF THE COUNCILS: THE RISE OF MEDICI AND SFORZA [1389-1450] \u003cbr\u003eTHE BALANCE OF POWER BETWEEN THE FIVE GREAT STATES OF ITALY [1450-1478] \u003cbr\u003eITALIAN STATECRAFT AND THE INVASION OF CHARLES VIII [1478-1495] \u003cbr\u003eFROM THE RETREAT OF CHARLES VIII. TO THE SPANISH CONQUEST OF NAPLES [1495-1503] \u003cbr\u003eTHE PONTIFICATE OF JULIUS II. [1503-1513] \u003cbr\u003eLEO X. AND THE STRUGGLE FOR LOMBARDY: THE BATTLE OF PAVIA [1513-1525] \u003cbr\u003eTHE SACK OF ROME -- THE PACIFICATION AND ENSLAVEMENT OF ITALY -- THE SIEGE AND FALL OF FLORENCE [1525-1530] \u003cbr\u003eITALY IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY \u003cbr\u003eTHE GLORY AND DECLINE OF VENICE \u003cbr\u003eTHE SPANISH PROVINCES OF ITALY: THE POPES OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY \u003cbr\u003eTHE EVOLUTION OF SAVOY: THE POLITICAL CHANGES OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY \u003cbr\u003eNAPOLEON'S FIRST CONQUEST OF ITALY [1792-1799] \u003cbr\u003eTHE NAPOLEONIC ERA IN ITALY [1800-1851] \u003cbr\u003eTHE YEARS OF REACTION AND REPRESSION [1815-1846] \u003cbr\u003eTHE YEARS OF REVOLUTION [1846-1849] \u003cbr\u003eCAVOUR AND THE MAKING OF ITALY [1849-1860] \u003cbr\u003eTHE COMPLETION OF ITALIAN UNITY [1860-1870] \u003cbr\u003eEPILOGUE","brand":"Didactic Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181623886064,"sku":"2940150959538","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940150959538_p0.jpg?v=1763756584","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940150959538","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}