Italy, Yugoslavia, and the Controversy over the Adriatic Region, 1915-1920

Stefano Bianchini is a retired Professor of History and Politics of Eastern Europe, University of Bologna-Forlì Campus, Italy.

This book explores the path that led to the Treaty of Rapallo (1920) in the aftermath of the First World War. It will be of interest to those studying European history of international relations, diplomatic negotiations and nationalism, modern history, Central Asian, Eastern European and Russian Studies.

At the Origins of the Adriatic Controversy: An Introduction Part one. The Adriatic Question a Century Later. Reassessing Geopolitical Expectations and Diplomatic Realities 1. Power politics, territory or nationality? From the Peace Conference to the Treaty of Rapallo; Chapter 2. The Slovens and the controversy over borders with Italy and Austria after the First World War; Chapter 3. The "Fiume Enterprise" and the D'annunzio Legionaries in the Italian Army Documents: The Gen. Pecori Giraldi Report (1920); Chapter 4. The Impact of the Treaty of Rapallo on Hungarian diplomacy; Chapter 5. The Adriatic Question, The Rapallo Settlement and The End of Montenegrin Independence; Chapter 6. Disputed Albania in the diplomatic negotiation of the Treaty of Rapallo Part two. The Adratic question: intellectuals and public opinion debates Chapter 7. Tomáš G. Masaryk, H. Wickham Steed, Woodrow Wilson And The "Adriatic's" Italy; Chapter 8. Gaetano Salvemini and the Adriatic Question from the First World War to the Treaty of Rapallo; Chapter 9. "A Soldier of My People": Ante Trumbi¿ and the Adriatic Question; Chapter 10. Francesco Salata and the foreign politics of liberal Italy; Chapter 11. The war, Fiume and Rapallo in the literary memory; Chapter 12. The American public opinion on the Adriatic question; Index