The Italian population from the Middle Ages to the present day

This is a history of demographic trends in Italy from the Middle Ages up to the present day. It is divided into the following four chapters. From late antiquity to the middle of the sixteenth century by Giuliano Pinto. The modern era (sixteenth to eighteenth centuries) by Eugenio Sonnino. From the middle of the eighteenth century to the present day by Lorenzo Del Panta. Italy and Europe by Massimo Livi Bacci. Particular attention is paid to how demographic trends were affected by external socioeconomic factors. (ANNOTATION)