TY - BOOK AU - Oriani,Alfredo AU - Fumagalli,Giuseppe AU - Malavasi,Achille TI - La lotta politica in Italia, Volume 1 (of 3): Origini della lotta attuale (476-1887); Quinta edizione AV - DG PY - 2013/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Italy -- Politics and government N1 - Release date is 2013-06-24; E-text prepared by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli, Barbara Magni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org); Original publication data not identified N2 - "La lotta politica in Italia, Volume 1" by Alfredo Oriani is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work investigates the political struggles in Italy from the fall of the Roman Empire to the late 19th century, focusing on the interplay between various forms of governance, including feudalism, Christianity, and regional autonomy. It aims to explain the origins and evolution of the political challenges that shaped modern Italy. The opening of the book sets the stage for a detailed exploration of the political landscape of Italy, beginning with the fusion of Roman and barbarian cultures after the fall of the Roman Empire. Oriani discusses the complex interplay between the Roman state, the individual, and the emerging Christian faith, illustrating how these elements contributed to the formation of a new political identity. He introduces key themes such as the significance of federalism and local governance, illustrating the motivations behind political actions during early medieval Italy, while emphasizing the ongoing struggles between regional powers and central authority. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43022 ER -