The Light of Italy: The Life and Times of Federico da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino by Jane Stevenson
English | October 14, 2021 | ISBN: 1800241976, 1800241984 | True EPUB | 434 pages | 45.2 MB
The story of the Renaissance city and palace of Urbino, and the life of the extraordinary man who created it: Federico da Montefeltro-humanist, book-collector, patron of celebrated artists and battle-scarred mercenary soldier.

Alberto Guenzi, "Guilds, Markets and Work Regulations in Italy, 16th-19th Centuries"
English | ISBN: 1840142839 | | 528 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
The purpose of this volume is to provide a conspectus of current research on the history of guilds and corporations in Italy in the period from the Renaissance to the end of the 19th century. Particular aims are to examine the relationship between guilds, manufacturing, entrepreneurship, and economic development, and their impact on urban society and social welfare. The work derives from a major project set up in 1994; the results were discussed at a conference in Rome in September 1997, and formed the basis for a further presentation by Professor Carlo Poni at the 12th International Economic History Conference in Seville. The papers are grouped into three sections, dealing with the guild system in urban areas, case studies of individual guilds and conflicts, and their role in mutual aid and assistance. Specially translated for this volume, they trace for the English-speaking world a rich picture of the history of the Italian guild system in the modern era, and its movement from magnificence to decline.

Vittorio Mete, "Anti-politics in Contemporary Italy "
English | ISBN: 0367623994 | 2022 | 250 pages | PDF | 5 MB
This book explores the discourses, attitudes and behaviours of professional politicians and ordinary citizens alike characterized by hostility towards the political sphere, political parties and, above all, professional politicians. It furnishes a clear, consistent depiction of the anti-politics phenomenon in general using Italy as a "laboratory" where anti-politics is widespread. After an original reconstruction of the concept of anti-politics, the author charts the rise of Silvio Berlusconi, the success of Umberto Bossi's Northern League, the resounding electoral victories of the Five Star Movement and the League (La Lega), all rooted in the anti-political rhetoric of Italy's leaders and the anti-political sentiment of its population. The author also traces the socio-political profile of the anti-political citizens of the main European democracies. This broad, consistent view of anti-politics will attract academics, journalists and policy makers interested in anti-politics in Italy and elsewhere. Students and scholars of party politics, party leaders, democracy and political participation will also find the volume of great interest.

Empire, Hegemony Or Anarchy?: Rome and Italy, 201-31 BCE By Karl-Joachim Hölkeskamp; Sema Karataş; Roman Roth
2019 | 258 Pages | ISBN: 3515115242 | PDF | 3 MB
During the period between the end of the Hannibalic War and Octavian's decisive victory in the battle of Actium in 31 BC, the Italian peninsula gradually evolved as the heartland of the Roman Empire as it was expanding across the Mediterranean. The international team of contributors to this book elucidates different aspects of the social, cultural and political tensions that erupted as part of this process, and which more than once threatened the very existence of the Roman Republic as an imperial power. Central themes include the relationship between Rome and the Italians as unequal partners; the visual and architectural representation of these dynamics; the place of Italy within Roman concepts of imperial rule; and the gradual, contested transformation of the allied polities into regional communities of Roman citizens.

Towards a Unified Italy: Historical, Cultural, and Literary Perspectives on the Southern Question By Salvatore Dimaria
2019 | 280 Pages | ISBN: 3030080943 | PDF | 3 MB
Since unification in 1860, Italy has remained bitterly divided between the rich North and the underdeveloped South. This book examines the historical, literary, and cultural contexts that have informed and inflamed the debate on the Southern Question for over a century. It brings together analysis of cinema, literature, and newspaper archives to reconsider the myths and stereotypes that both Northerners and Southerners deploy in their narratives. Salvatore DiMaria offers a masterful assessment of the entangled issues that have produced the South's image as impoverished and backwards, such as organized crime, illiteracy, and mass emigration. Documenting the state's largely failed efforts to bring the South into its socio-economic fold, DiMaria also points to the future, arguing that the European Union and globalization are transformative forces that may finally produce a unified Italy.

Italy: A Short History By Harry Hearder
2001 | 308 Pages | ISBN: 0521000726 | PDF | 7 MB
Intended for the student of Italian history and culture as well as the general reader, this new edition presents a clear and concise account of the principal developments in Italian history from the Ice Age to the present day. Dr. Jonathan Morris has updated the late Professor Hearder's long-established and highly successful work with an authoritative account of development in Italy over the past decade.

The Pursuit of Italy: A History of a Land, its Regions and their Peoples By David Gilmour
2011 | 426 Pages | ISBN: 1846142512 | PDF | 11 MB
Visiting a villa built by Lorenzo de Medici outside Pisa, David Gilmour fell into conversation about the unification of Italy with a distinguished former minister: ''You know, Davide,' he said in a low conspiratorial voice, as if uttering a heresy, 'Garibaldi did Italy a great disservice. If he had not invaded Sicily and Naples, we in the north would have the richest and most civilized state in Europe.' After looking cautiously round the room he added in an even lower voice, 'Of course to the south we would have a neighbour like Egypt.''Was the elderly Italian right? The Pursuit of Italy traces the whole history of the Italian peninsula in a wonderfully readable style, full of well-chosen stories and observations from personal experience, and peopled by many of the great figures of the Italian past, from Cicero and Virgil to Dante and the Medici, from Cavour and Verdi to the controversial political figures of the twentieth century. The book gives a clear-eyed view of the Risorgimento, the pivotal event in modern Italian history, debunking the influential myths which have grown up around it.Gilmour shows that the glory of Italy has always lain in its regions, with their distinctive art, civic cultures, identities and cuisine. The regions produced the medieval communes and the Renaissance, the Venetian Republic and the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, two of the most civilized states of European history. Their inhabitants identified themselves not as Italians, but as Tuscans and Venetians, Sicilians and Lombards, Neapolitans and Genoese. This is where the strength and culture of Italy still comes from, rather than from misconceived and mishandled concepts of nationalism and unity.This wise and enormously engaging book explains the course of Italian history in a manner and with a coherence which no one with an interest in the country could fail to enjoy.

Salerno 1943: The Allied Invasion of Italy (Campaign Chronicles) by Angus Konstam
English | April 16, 2007 | ISBN: 184415517X | 192 pages | EPUB | 16 Mb
In September 1943, in the first weeks of the Allied campaign to liberate Italy, an Anglo-American invasion force of over 80,000 men was nearly beaten back into the sea by the German defenders in a ferocious ten-day battle at Salerno, south of Naples.

Italy Travel: 3 Day Guide to Venice -A 72-hour Definitive Guide on What to See, Eat and Enjoy in Venice, Italy by 3 Day City Guides
English | 2016 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B00NP04OLI | 72 pages | EPUB | 1.24 Mb
See. Eat. Sleep. Enjoy. A 72-Hour Guide to Venice, Italy.

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Learn Impressionism techniques by creating this Italian street painting. For total beginner through advanced painters.