A Concise History of Italy |
Christopher Duggan ISBN: 0521408482 Since its creation in 1861, Italy has struggled to develop an effective political system and a secure sense of national identity. This concise history, which covers the period from the fall of the Roman Empire in the west to the present day, looks in...(read more) |
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Calcio: A History of Italian Football |
John Foot ISBN: 0007175752 '"Calcio: A History of Italian Football" reveals more about the national character than any dry study of politics or economics ever could. This is a hefty work but there is so much going on that the pace never slackens. Foot is a meticulous...(read more) |
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Forza Italia: The Fall and Rise of Italian Football |
Paddy Agnew ISBN: 0091905621 When journalist Paddy Agnew and his girlfriend Dympna touched down in Rome in 1985 in search of adventure, sunshine and the soul of Italian football (well, Paddy was looking for that), they were travelling into the uncharted terrain of a country they...(read more) |
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Mussolini and Italian Fascism |
Hamish Macdonald ISBN: 0748733868 Students will benefit from the provision of a structured route through the A-Level History process that is clearly explained. The books maintain focus on narrative in a readable style, while presenting additional topical information alongside. The...(read more) |
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Roman Villas: A Study in Social Structure |
J.T. Smith ISBN: 0415167191 Explores the social structures of the Roman world by analyzing the plans of buildings of all sizes from slightly Romanized farms to palaces. The text assesses how the ways in which the rooms are grouped together; how they intercommunicate; and the ways...(read more) |
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Sex Lives of the Popes |
Nigel Cawthorne ISBN: 185375546X 'Nothing is so powerful in drawing the spirit of a man downwards as the caresses of a woman' - St Augustine 'Soliloquies' In the last 2,000 years the Popes have set the sexual agenda for almost a quarter of the world's population. But while preaching...(read more) |
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The Chianti Raiders: The Extraordinary Story of the Italian Air Force in the Battle of Britain |
Peter Haining ISBN: 1861058292 In this account of the Battle of Britain, Peter Haining tells the story of Italian-led air raids on England, the fighter pilot with Mafia connections, eyewitness testimonies from civilians and RAF squadrons, as well as crashes, imprisonments and escapes. |
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The Forgotten Front: British Campaign in Italy, 1917-1918 |
George H. Cassar ISBN: 185285166X This text examines Italy's contribution to the Allied effort, and Lloyd George's plan for victory by an offensive on this front. Although his scheme was frustrated, the British troops were committed to holding the Italian line. This account covers...(read more) |
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The Italian American Experience: An Encyclopedia |
Joseph Varacalli, Salvatore LaGumina (Editor), Frank J. Cavaioli (Editor), Salvatore Primeggia (Editor), Joseph A. Varacalli (Editor) ISBN: 0815307136 The millions of Italians who have migrated to the United States over the last two centuries have played a crucial-and at times little recognized-role in the history of their adopted country. This encyclopaedia, the first book of its kind, presents the...(read more) |
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The Visions, Revelations and Teachings of Angela of Foligno: A Member of the Third Order of St Francis |
Margaret Gallyon ISBN: 189859533X A selection of the visions and teachings of the medieval mystic, Angela Foligno...(read more) |
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Vespa: An Illustrated History |
Peter Henshaw, Eric Brockway ISBN: 1844256804 This inexpensive photographic history of Vespa, first published in 1993, receives a much-needed overhaul to bring it up to date, and includes the addition of some colour imagery. This appealingly quirky book captures the personality, individuality and...(read more) |
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War in Val D'Orcia: 1943-44 - A Diary |
Iris Origo, Denis Mack Smith (Introduction) ISBN: 0749004231 The author, an Anglo-American married to an Italian landowner in 1924, found herself raising a family during the civil war and foreign invasion in the remote Tuscan countryside. This diary records her concerns to keep her household and sixty orphans...(read more) |
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