(Cerreto Giudi, 1939). Doctor in Philosophy and Letters from the University of Pisa. He is currently Professor Emeritus at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa. Among his most recent books are: Un Volgo disperso (2019), Delito y perdón (2013, reed. 2016), Justicia Ciega. Itinerario histórico de una imagen (2008), Tribunales de la conciencia. Inquisidores, confesores, misionarios (2009), and Manual of modern and contemporary history (2000, co-authored with Paolo Viola).He has received the Viareggio Award (2009) and the Brancati Award (2014).