STORIA DI NAPOLI | 1973 | ANTONIO GHIRELLI

In Storia di Napoli, published in 1973, Antonio Ghirelli offers a comprehensive historical portrait of Naples from its early modern period through to the challenges of the 20th century. The narrative explores urban transformation, social change, and cultural identity, focusing on how the city’s fortunes interweave with the broader currents of Italian and Mediterranean history. With attention to themes of power, poverty, regionalism and modernization, Ghirelli presents Naples not only as a local story but as a lens on the national “Mezzogiorno” question. His accessible yet rigorous style makes the work relevant both for general readers and for scholars interested in urban and southern Italian history.