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| Uses new archaeological evidence to challenge accepted historical opinion about an important change in settlement ""Venice, the Tourist Maze" is a popular history of the tragic, at times comic, impact of mass tourism on Venice. The outlook for Venice as...
June Osborne's sumptuously illustrated book recounts the history of Urbino, the birthplace of Raphael, a center of art, culture, and... "An excellent and timely book. The idea of studying Italiam fascism as a 'society of the spectacle' that used symbols, rituals, and a cult...
The first English language book to cover the full scope of modern Italy, from its official birth to today, "The Force of Destiny" is a... This book introduces the reader to the relationship between the Italian national movement, achieved by the Risorgimento, and the Italian...
"This is one of the first overviews of the experience of Italian women in the twentieth century. Willson captures the complexity of women's... Venice was unique among major Italian cities in having no classical past of its own. As such, it experienced the Renaissance in a manner...
A historical look at the harsh political, cultural, and social realities that created the traditions of Italian cooking we so love today The history of Italy -- from the Congress of Vienna to the rise of Mussolini -- is treated in detail, with the clarity and fine writing one...
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