Diplomat under stress : Visconti-Venosta and the crisis of July, 1870

Halperin, Samuel William

1963. [Chicago] : University of Chicago Press. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #440329

Physical description: xi, 196 pages 23 cm. Contents: The crisis -- French requests and the Roman question -- The Aosta candidature -- The royal game -- Uneasy interlude -- Duel with the left -- The false peace -- The denouement -- Which way Italy? -- The league of neutrals. Subjects: Visconti Venosta, Emilio 1829-1914. Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871.

Price: €21.95