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David I. Kertzer

Prisoner of the Vatican

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

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A Pulitzer Prize winner's fascinating account of the political battles that led to the end of the Papal States (Entertainment Weekly). From a National Book Award-nominated author, this absorbing history chronicles the birth of modern Italy and the clandestine politics behind the Vatican's last stand in the battle between the church and the newly created Italian state. When Italy's armies seized the Holy City and claimed it for the Italian capital, Pope Pius IX, 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 intrigue… Mehr

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Produktdetails


  • ISBN: 978-0-547-34716-5
  • EAN: 9780547347165
  • Produktnummer: 31906012
  • Verlag: Mariner Books
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
  • Seitenangabe: 368 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 4'034 KB

Über den Autor


David I. Kertzer is the author of, among other books, Prisoner of the Vatican, The Popes Against the Jews, and The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara, winner of the National Jewish Book Award and a finalist for the National Book Award. He is provost of Brown University and professor of anthropology and Italian studies.

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