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1. The Oxford Illustrated History of Italy (Oxford Illustrated Histories) | |
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(2001-05-24)
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2. A Concise History of Italy (Cambridge Concise Histories) by Christopher Duggan | |
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(1994-05-27)
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3. A History of Contemporary Italy: Society and Politics, 1943-1988 by Paul Ginsborg | |
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(2003-01-01)
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4. Italy: An Illustrated History (Illustrated Histories) by Joseph F. Privitera | |
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(2000-10-01)
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5. Pomodoro!: A History of the Tomato in Italy (Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History) by David Gentilcore | |
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(2010-05-25)
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6. Between Salt Water and Holy Water: A History of Southern Italy by Tommaso Astarita | |
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(2006-07-17)
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7. A Traveller's History of Italy (Traveller's Histories Series) by Valerio Lintner | |
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(2008-12)
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Editorial Review Product Description All the major periods of Italian history are dealt with, including the Etruscans, the Romans, the communes and the city states which spawned the glories of the Renaissance, right up to modern times. For travellers on the ground or students at their desks, this handy paperback will prove invaluable. Customer Reviews (2)
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8. The Force of Destiny: A History of Italy Since 1796 by Christopher Duggan | |
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(2008-04-28)
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Editorial Review Product Description A sweeping, first-of-its-kind history of the creation of modern Italy The birth of modern Italy was a messy affair. Inspired by a small group of writers, intellectuals, and politicians, Italy struggled in the first half of the nineteenth century to unite all Italians under one rule, throwing aside a multitude of corrupt old rulers and foreign occupiers. In the midst of this turmoil, Italian politicians felt compelled by a force of destiny” hideously at odds with Italian reality. After great sacrifice Italy was finally unified -- and turned out to be just as fragile, impoverished, and backward as it had been before. The resentments this created led to Italy’s destructive role in World War I, the subsequent rise of Mussolini and authoritarianism in the 1920s and ’30s, and the nation's humiliating defeat in World War II. This haunting legacy deeply informs the Italy of today. Christopher Duggan skillfully interweaves Italy's art, music, literature, and architecture with its economic and social realities and political development to tell this extraordinary European story. The first English-language book to cover the full scope of modern Italy, from its origins more than two hundred years ago to the present, The Force of Destiny is a brilliant and comprehensive study -- and a frightening example of how easily nation-building and nationalism can slip toward authoritarianism and war. Customer Reviews (6)
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9. Nature and History in Modern Italy (Ecology & History) | |
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(2010-08-31)
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Editorial Review Product Description Is Italy il bel paese—the beautiful country—where tourists spend their vacations looking for art, history, and scenery? Or is it a land whose beauty has been cursed by humanity’s greed and nature’s cruelty? The answer is largely a matter of narrative and the narrator’s vision of Italy. The fifteen essays in Nature and History in Modern Italy investigate that nation’s long experience in managing domesticated rather than wild natures and offer insight into these conflicting visions. Italians shaped their land in the most literal sense, producing the landscape, sculpting its heritage, embedding memory in nature, and rendering the two different visions inseparable. The interplay of Italy’s rich human history and its dramatic natural diversity is a subject with broad appeal to a wide range of readers. |
10. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Italian History and Culture by Gabrielle Ann Euvino | |
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(2001-10-01)
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11. The history of Italy by John Adams, Francesco Guicciardini | |
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(2010-05-13)
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12. Modern Italy: A Political History by Denis Mack Smith | |
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(1997-12-01)
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Unfortunatly I think Mr. SMith underestimates the great Italian politicians like Craxi and Mussulini and Crispi, the many faces of Italian politics, he makes fun of Italys military adventures(against the Ethiopians, Austrians, Americans, and Libyans among others).It is unfair to pretend that Italy was totally incompetant when in fact it played a major role in this centuries many wars.
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13. History of Modern Italy: Documents, Readings and Commentary by Shepard B. Clough, S. Saladino, Shepard Bancroft Clough, Salvatore Saladino | |
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(1969-01)
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14. Rome and Italy: Books VI-X of the History of Rome from its Foundation (Penguin Classics) (Bks.6-10) by Titus Livy | |
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(1982-08-26)
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One of the benefits to being interested in ancient Rome in particular is that the Romans were such a literate people, and so taken with their own perceived greatness, that they wrote a great deal, and much of this writing has survived down to our own times.Not only does this provide an invaluable window onto the remote past, it also makes for good reading.Livy (and a number of other Roman era authors) can sound remarkably modern in their sentiments, and even casual readers should be pleasantly surprised by the vigor and readability of Livy's prose. ... Read more |
15. Italy: History and Landscape by Eugen Beer | |
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(2010-08)
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16. Architecture in Italy, 1400-1500 (The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art) by Ludwig H. Heydenreich | |
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(1996-02-21)
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On a somewhat different note, the binding of the paperback Pelican books is shoddy at best. By the time I had finished this book, which I did read cover to cover despite really disliking it (it's only 151 pages anyway), all of its pages were falling out! ... Read more |
17. A History of Italy (Palgrave Essential Histories) by Claudia Baldoli | |
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(2009-12-15)
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Editorial Review Product Description Intertwining the history of art, literature, food, music and religion, Baldoli explores Italy's history from the Middle Ages to the present. The book offers an insight into continuities across past and present day Italian culture, politics, and identity, drawing on a range of recent historiography and contemporary sources. |
18. Economic History of Modern Italy by Shepard B. Clough | |
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(1964-12)
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19. Architecture in Italy, 1500-1600 (The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art) by Wolfgang Lotz | |
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(1995-11-29)
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20. A History of Venice by John Julius Norwich | |
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(1989-06-18)
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