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Although this volume originally published in 1958 as Storia dei trattati e politica internazionale was designed to meet the needs of Italian university students enrolled in the International Politics course at the University of Rome, this English translation serves as a helpful compendium to American students enrolled in similar courses. For obvious reasons, from the American viewpoint the space given to Italy’s role may appear to be somewhat excessive. Yet it is possible that this very fact will offer advantages that will outweigh any apparent disadvantages. Italian diplomat and historian Mario Toscano (1908 - 1968) was Professor of the History of Treaties and International Politics at the University of Cagliari and later in Rome.