Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-300) and index.
Contents:
The Pacelli family : a counter-risorgimento clan in a national age -- The child is father of the man -- The making of a diplomat -- In Germany, 1917-1929 -- Secretary of state to Pius XI, 1930-1939 -- Confronting the Second World War -- The silence during the holocaust -- On Palestine and Israel -- The Cold War : Pius XII finds his voice -- Traditionalism and modernity.
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