The Napoleonic Empire in Italy, 1796-1814: Cultural Imperialism in a European Context?

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