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Italy and the European Union by Federiga M. Bindi Publisher Comments "Presents a comprehensive study of Italy's role in the European Union and what that country needs to do as a 'medium-sized power' to increase its influence in the EU, chiefly by putting forward well-defined goals and consistent strategies through... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $25.69 Google eBooks - Electronic 
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Italy and Its Discontents: Family, Civil Society, State by Paul Ginsborg Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 455-500) and index.... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $18.95 Used - Hardcover
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Paradise of Cities: Venice in the Nineteenth Century by John Julius Norwich Publisher Comments The author of A History of Venice traces the period during which the city rose from a proud independent state to a cultural mecca, as told from the perspectives of such figures as Napoleon, Lord Byron, Henry James, and Robert Browning. Reprint. 25,000... (read more) Your price: $11.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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History of Contemporary Italy: Society & Politics, 1943-1988 by Paul Ginsbor Synopsis A social and political analysis of the Italian Peninsula since the fall of Mussolini. Achievements and political parties are described as well as matters concerning family life and the declining role of the Catholic Church.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Stolen Figs: And Other Adventures in Calabria by Mark Rotella Publisher Comments Calabria is the toe of the boot that is Italy -- a rugged peninsula where grapevines and fig and olive trees cling to the mountainsides during scorching summers. Calabria is also a seedbed of Italian-American culture; in North America, more people of... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Venice, the Tourist Maze: A Cultural Critique of the World's Most Touristed City by Robert C Davis Publisher Comments A cultural critique of the world's most touristed city.... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $15.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Italians: A Full-Length Portrait Featuring Their Manners and Morals by Luigi Barzini Publisher Comments In this consummate portrait of the Italian people, bestselling author, publisher, journalist, and politician Luigi Barzini delves deeply into the Italian national character, discovering both its great qualities and its imperfections. Barzini is... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt Staff Pick Once again John Berendt proves he is a powerful magnet for eccentrics. With clever proficiency, Berendt depicts for readers a host of quirky characters, providing an exclusive glimpse into the Venice you won't see as a tourist. Gossipy yet wholly... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Venice: Pure City by Peter Ackroyd Publisher Comments Peter Ackroyd at his most magical and magisterial—a glittering, evocative, fascinating, story-filled portrait of Venice, the ultimate city. The Venetians’ language and way of thinking set them aside from the rest of Italy. They are an island... (read more) Your price: $21.00 New - Trade Paper
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Garibaldi by Jasper Ridley Publisher Comments One of the world's greatest reformers, Garibaldi won his first battle against Aegean pirates, his last against German dragoons, and in between went to jail in Russia and led Brazilian rebels on the field. Twice an admiral and seven times a general, and a... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Italian Politics Today (Politics Today) by Hilary Partridge Publisher Comments This book is a clear and accessible guide to the labyrinth of Italian politics and the social forces that shape them. Following the "sweet revolution" that swept away the political class that had dominated politics in Italy since the last war, Hilary... (read more) List Price $22.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Gomorrah: A Personal Journey Into the Violent International Empire of Naples' Organized Crime System by Roberto Saviano Publisher Comments A New York Times Notable Book of the Year A groundbreaking, unprecedented bestseller in Italy, Roberto Saviano's insider account traces the decline of the city of Naples under the rule of the Camorra, an organized crime network more powerful and violent... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Prisoner of the Vatican: the Pope's Secret Plot To Capture Rome From the New Italian State by David I. Kertzer Publisher Comments Praise for David Kertzer and Prisoner of the Vatican: "Kertzer once again proves himself a truly compelling historian." -- André Aciman "Prisoner of the Vatican reads like exciting fiction. And it has astounding contemporary relevance... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Jews in Sicily; V.10: Notaries of Palermo; PT. 1. by Shlomo Simonsohn Publisher Comments This volume of the Documentary History of the Jews in Italy is the second of the second series, illustrating the history of the Jews in Sicily based on notarial and court records. It is the sequel to the eight volumes of the first series. Notarial deeds... (read more) List Price $357.25 Your price: $148.50 New - Hardcover
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Miniature Maps of Malta by Albert Ganado Publisher Comments The book includes over 90 miniature maps of Malta and Gozo, plans of Valletta and the Three Cities ranging between the 16th and early 20th century. The majority of these miniature maps have been carefully selected from the exclusive Albert Ganado Malta... (read more) Your price: $26.50 New - Trade Paper
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The Museum of Rome Tells the Story of the City: A Concise Guide Publisher Comments The Museum of Rome, on account of the richness of its collections, and also characterised by a remarkable variety of artistic techniques, can in fact be considered as the most significant institution for our knowledge of social history and artistic... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $18.06 New - Trade Paper
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The Oxford Illustrated History of Italy (Oxford Illustrated Histories) by George Holmes Publisher Comments From the Roman Empire to the present day, this is the story of Italy, masterfully told by a group of 12 leading historians and accompanied by hundreds of remarkable illustrations. of color plates.... (read more) List Price $31.95 Your price: $18.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara by David I Kertzer Publisher Comments National Book Award Finalist Bologna: nightfall, June 1858. A knock sounds at the door of the Jewish merchant Momolo Mortara. Two officers of the Inquisition bust inside and seize Mortara's six-year-old son, Edgardo. As the boy is wrenched from his... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Midnight in Sicily by Peter Robb Publisher Comments From the author of M and A Death in Brazil comes Midnight in Sicily. South of mainland Italy lies the island of Sicily, home to an ancient culture that — with its stark landscapes, glorious coastlines, and extraordinary treasure troves of art... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Books for Burning: Between Civil War and Democracy in 1970s Italy by Antonio Negri Publisher Comments Early political writings of Antonio Negri, published for the first time since the 1970s, along with his new, in-depth examination of how this early work is related to his widely acclaimed current scholarship, and to the current "war on terrorism."... (read more) List Price $23.25 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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