Broers repositions the context in which the Napoleonic empire can be studied, and reconfigures the political and historical geography of Italy, in the century before its Unification in 1859. The Napoleonic Empire in Italy marks a fresh departure in the study of both modern Italy and Napoleonic Europe, based on primary sources.
Introduction: Never the Twain Shall Meet The Protagonists The Territory Cultural Imperialism: From Integration to Assimilation PART I: THE FRENCH INVASIONS, 1796-1809 The Old Order The First Italian Restorations, 1799-1809 Forging the New Regime PART II: THE PHANTOM OF INTEGRATION. RALLIEMENT AND AMALGAME IN THE IMPERIAL DEPARTMENTS OF ITALY 'In the Eye of the Storm': Law and Order in Napoleonic Italy Denunciation and the Limits of Ralliement: Mentalité Baroque in the New Regime Amalgame: The Problem of Integration within the Imperial Administration PART III: ASSIMILATION: CULTURAL IMPERIALISM IN A EUROPEAN CONTEXT? The Myth of the Lazy Native Towards a Gallic Laager A Eurocentric Colonialism? Conclusion: A Subaltern Italy? Bibliography Index
