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History and Archaeology of Classical Antiquity #275: The Governor and His Subjects in the Later Roman Empire
by Dani<:e>lle Slootjes  Publisher Comments This book presents new insights into the relationship between governors and provincial subjects in the Later Roman Empire. Discussion of provincial expectations and perception, the continuous dialogue, interdependence and reciprocity leads to a better...
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In Tuscany
by Frances Mayes Publisher Comments From the bestselling author whose memoirs Under the Sun and Bella Tuscany have captured the voluptuousness of Italian life comes a lavishly illustrated ode to the joys of Tuscany's people, food, landscapes, and art. In Tuscany celebrates the abundant...
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Paradise of Cities: Venice in the Nineteenth Century
by John Julius Norwich Publisher Comments John Julius Norwich's A History of Venice has been dubbed "indispensable" by none other than Jan Morris. Now, in his second book on the city once known as La Serenissima, Norwich advances the story in this elegant chronicle of a hundred years of Venice's...
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A Traveller's History of Venice (Traveller's History of Venice)
by Peter Mentzel Publisher Comments Venice's history from the fifth century AD to today, written specifically for travellers....
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Democracy, Italian Style
by Joseph Lapalombara Publisher Comments In this book, the foremost expert on the Italian political system takes a lively look at the apparent chaos-and surprising success-of Italian democracy. "A lively, literate look at Italy-a view from the outside that is really a view from the inside...
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Italy: A Difficult Democracy: A Survey of Italian Politics
by Frederic Spotts Publisher Comments This book provides the best up-to-date survey of the Italian political scene during the forty years since World War II. It describes the inner dynamics of the political parties, the day-to-day functioning of the governing institutions, and the...
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Civilization and Democracy: The Salvemini Anthology of Cattaneos Writings (Lorenzo Da Ponte Italian Library)
by Carlo Cattaneo Book News Annotation While perhaps overshadowed by Giuseppi Mazzini, Carlo Cattaneo (1801-1869) was nevertheless a leading figure in the Italian Risorgimento whose writings spanned the fields of economics, history, politics, philosophy, and law. Originally published in...
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Italian Cultural Lineages (Toronto Italian Studies)
by Jonathan White Book News Annotation White (literature, U. of Essex, UK) considers Italian culture and identity by tracing Italian life and art through themes: viewing, fantasy, passion, former royal capitals, justice, reputation, and lifestyles. He examines the "lineages" of each, using...
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Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture
by Gino Moliterno Publisher Comments This rigorously compiled A-Z volume offers rich, readable coverage of the diverse forms of post-1945 Italian culture. With over 900 entries by international contributors, this volume is genuinely interdisciplinary in character, treating traditional...
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A Valley in Italy
by L St Aubin De Teran Publisher Comments Of all the romantic obsessions in novelist Lisa St Aubin de Teran's life, the search for a castle occupied her the longest--until she saw the magnificent Villa Orsola deep in the Umbrian hills. Only after eagerly signing the ownership papers did she and...
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When in Rome : a Journal of Life in Vatican City (98 Edition)
by Robert J. Hutchinson Publisher Comments When in Rome is a backstairs tour of one of the world's most mysterious and eccentric cities. Hutchinson introduces the varied and colorful individuals who live and work in the Vatican. In the process, he explores the mysterious orders of medieval...
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Between the Real & the Ideal the Accadde
by Susan M Dixon Synopsis This book examines the Accademia degli Arcadi in its heyday, a little known phenomenon in Italian history in the first part of the eighteenth century. The Roman academy aimed for a peninsula-wide cultural renewal induced by literary reform. Operating...
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Venice Triumphant: The Horizons of a Myth
by Elisa Crouzet Pavan Publisher Comments "For more than twenty years, Elisabeth Crouzet-Pavan has dedicated herself to the study of urban affairs on the Italian peninsula. Not without daring, she presents a formidable work of synthesis on the rise of the city of the Doges, the evolution of a...
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Dirty Work (07 Edition)
by Cole Publisher Comments Dirty Work explores the lives and work of recent immigrants from Africa, Asia, and elsewhere to the southern Italian region of Sicily. Using extensive research, Cole and Booth focus on the experiences of foreigners employed in domestic service...
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For Solo Violin: A Memoir
by Aldo Zargani Publisher Comments In an extraordinary literary debut, Aldo Zargani reconstructs the lost world of his Jewish childhood during the perilous years 1938-45 when he and his family fled from Fascists and Nazis in northern Italy. His haunting memoir acquires a cinematic...
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The Science of Saving Venice
by Caroline Fletcher Book News Annotation Fletcher (geography, U. of Cambridge) and Da Mosto present results from a research project about the possible flooding of Venice at Cambridge University's Coastal Research Unit and CORILA and a conference held there in 2003. Researchers discuss the...
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A.H.M. Jones and the Later Roman Empire A.H.M. Jones and the Later Roman Empire (Brill's Series on the Early Middle Ages Brill's Series on th)
by David M. Gwynn Synopsis This volume offers a reassessment of the life and scholarship of A.H.M. Jones and of the impact and legacy of his great work The Later Roman Empire: A Social, Economic, and Administrative Survey (1964)....
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Italy's Most Wanted???: The Top 10 Book of Roman Ruins, Wonderful Wines, and Renaissance Rarities
by Luciano Mangiafico Publisher Comments Italy has always captivated the imagination of foreigners, attracted many to its shores, and contributed more than its share to world culture and progress, not to mention its delectable cuisine. A small country, it is about 116,000 square miles, or...
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My Life (04 Edition)
by Garibaldi Publisher Comments Translated for the first time into English from Garibaldi’s original manuscripts, these memoirs provide an authentic reading of the life and times of one of the most remarkable figures in history. The life of Giuseppe Garibaldi—distinguished...
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Traveller's History of Italy -revised and Updated (7TH 04 Edition)
by Valerio Lintner Publisher Comments Linter presents a compact portrait of Italy from prehistory to the present. Illustrations. Maps....
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