ITALY, kingdom of 'southern Euiolie cotnprising the whole of the great Mediter ranean peninsula extending southeast from the Alps, together with Sicily,' Sardinia and some smaller islands. The name Italia was applied in ancient as in moderrytiines to which. on 'the west and sotith is bounded by the Tyrrhenian. Sea and by France, on the north by Switzerland Austria-Hungary, and on the east by the Adriatic and Ionian seas. Italy is the mother of the Latin nations for it was there that the civilization, which we term Latin, had its beginnings. The artistic, linguistic, polit ical and religious development of Italy are among the most interesting and most important in the history of mankind. These topics, to gether with the geography, social customs, mod em educational systems 'arid commercial life of modern Italy from the downfall of Rome are here treated under the following heads: 1. Physical Geogriipin). 20. The Education and Social 2 Italian Arehnokcigy,. Status of Women in 3. Hiq ofKiddie ItalY.
anguage.
in Italy. 21. Italian L 4. The etnalsanoe'in itaTj ' 22. Italian Literature.
5. Italian Modern History.
6. Italian History from 1815 23. Art In Ancient Italy. to 1907. 24. Historical Synopsis of 7. History from 1907 to • Italian Art.
1919. 25. Italian Art in the 19th 8. political Administration. and 20th Ceramics. , 9. The Croat and Perlis- 26. The Natural and Physi:. ment. cal Sciences in Italy. - 10, Communal and Previn- 27. Italian cial Administmtion. 28. Economic Conditions in 11. Department of Justice. Italy.
12. The Papacy and the Italy.
Paver:lama. 30. International 13. Political Parties. • Commerce.
14. Italian Socialism. 31.' Italian Finance. , 13. The Italian Army.
16. The Naval Marine. , 32. Italian Emigration.
17. Religion in Italy. 33. Italy. Diplomatic ital.
18. Education in Italy. tiara of the United 19. Italian S•choola and Hui- ' States With.
versitina . as. Italy and the War.