Isbn: 9781331336709 - count cavour: his life and career (classic reprint) (3 resultados)

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book details the life and career of Count Camillo Benso di Cavour, whose political leadership and economic reforms fundamentally transformed 19th-century Italy. Amid the aftermath of Italian defeat in the war of independence, and with the nation burdened by impossibly high war reparations, this book charts the almost single-handed modernization of the struggling Piedmont-Sardinia kingdom. The author shows how Cavour, a skilled agriculturalist and economist, began by implementing innovative farming practices to bolster the Piedmontese economy, leading to his entrance into politics and his ultimate premiership in 1852. While in office, Cavour reformed Piedmont's tariff and excise systems, eradicated corruption, promoted public works such as railways and roads, and created a fairer tax structure, thus propelling Piedmont into an era of economic, social, and industrial growth. This book provides a unique insight into the development of modern Italy through the lens of the man who played a pivotal role in shaping its destiny. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…