Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-230) and index.
Introduction / Patrick McCarthy -- Italian society transformed / Percy Allum -- Evolution of the economy / Vera Zamagni -- Political development / Gianfranco Pasquino -- Italy and the world since 1945 / John L. Harper -- Italian environmental policies in the post-war period / Simonetta Tunesi -- The church in post-war Italy / Patrick McCarthy -- The mafia / Salvatore Lupo -- Sport / Stefano Pivato -- Memory and identity, popular culture in post-war Italy / Stephen Gundle -- Impegno and the encounter with modernity, 'high' culture in post-war Italy / Robert S.C. Gordon -- Conclusion / Patrick McCarthy.