This edited collection provides the first comprehensive history of Florence as the mid-19th century Capital of the fledgling Italian nation.
It reflects upon the urbanising changes that affected the appearan.
Covering various aspects of politics, economics, culture and society, this book examines the impact that the short-lived experience of becoming the political and administrative centre of the Kingdom of Italy had on the Tuscan city, both immediately and in the years that followed.
This edited collection provides the first comprehensive history of Florence as the mid-19th century Capital of the fledgling Italian nation