Prisoner of the Vatican The Popes, the Kings, and Garibaldi's Rebels in the Struggle to Rule Modern Italy

Name: Prisoner of the Vatican The Popes, the Kings, and Garibaldi's Rebels in the Struggle to Rule Modern Italy
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ISBN: 9780618619191

ISBN-10: 0618619194

ISBN-13: 9780618619191

Edition: 2004

Authors: David I. Kertzer

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David Kertzer"s absorbing history presents an astonishing account of the birth of modern Italy and the clandestine politics behind the Vatican"s last stand in the battle between church and the newly created Italian state. Taking advantage of a wealth of secret documents long buried in the Vatican archives, Prisoner of the Vatican begins by looking at the embattled Pius IX. When Italy"s armies seized the Holy City and claimed it for the Italian capital, the pope, outraged, retreated to the Vatican and declared himself a prisoner, calling on foreign powers to force the Italians out of Rome. The action set in motion decades of political intrigues, little known until now, that hinged on such…

Book details

List price: $21.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 2/20/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 358
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.88" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

He is a professor anthropology & history at Brown University. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island.