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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A Renaissance Court: Milan Under Galleazzo Maria Sforza |
 Gregory Lubkin
ISBN: 0520081463
The author provides a detailed portrait of one of the most brilliant courts in early Renaissance Europe, describing how Milan and its young ruler exemplified the political, cultural, religious and economic aspirations of the Renaissance. |
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Alfa Romeo Sports Coupes 1954-1989: The Classic Pedigree |
 Graham Robson
ISBN: 1861265077
Since the 1930s the Alfa tradition of sporting coupes has been as strong as that of their open cars. But the coupes, while sometimes overlooked, have arguably been even finer cars than open-topped siblings and they have certainly had more than their...(read more) |
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Ambrose of Milan: Political Letters and Speeches |
 J.H.W.G. Liebeschuetz
ISBN: 0853238294
The episcopate of Ambrose of Milan (374-97) is pivotal to understanding the developing relationship between the Christian Church and the Roman Empire in late antiquity. As bishop of Milan, Ambrose came into frequent contact with the highest levels of...(read more) |
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Beatrice D'Este: Duchess of Milan 1475 - 1497 |
 Julia Cartwright
ISBN: 141020345X
The present work is devoted to the history of Beatrice, the younger sister of Isabella d'Este and who, as the wife of Lodovico Sforza, reigned during six years over the most splendid court of Italy. The charm of her personality, the important part which...(read more) |
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Calcio: A History of Italian Football |
 John Foot
ISBN: 0007175744
"Calcio" is John Foot's love letter to Italian football and its absorbing history. "Calcio" tells the story of Italian football from its origins in the 1890s to the present day. It takes us through a history of great players and...(read more) |
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Football and Fascism: The National Game Under Mussolini |
 Simon Martin
ISBN: 1859737056
Institutionalised as a fascist game in Mussolini’s Italy, football was exploited domestically in an attempt to develop a sense of Italian identity and internationally as a diplomatic tool to improve Italy’s standing in the global arena. The...(read more) |
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Lucrezia Borgia: Life, Love and Death in Renaissance Italy |
 Sarah Bradford
ISBN: 014101413X
Lucrezia Borgia - an infamous murderess or simply the victim of bad press? Lucrezia Borgia's name has echoed through history as a byword for evil - a poisoner who committed incest with her natural father, Pope Alexander VI, and with her brother, Cesare...(read more) |
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Milan Since the Miracle: City, Culture and Identity |
 John Foot
ISBN: 1859735452
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Music in the Collective Experience in Sixteenth-Century Milan |
 Christine Getz
ISBN: 0754651215
Renaissance music, like its sister arts, was most often experienced collectively. While it was possible to read Renaissance polyphony silently from a music manuscript or print, improvize alone, or perform as a soloist, the very practical nature of...(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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Sex Lives of the Popes |
 Nigel Cawthorne
ISBN: 185375207X
The Popes have been responsible for setting the sexual agenda for almost a quarter of the world's population for centuries. It was St Paul, scholars say, who set up the church's strong anti-sex stance. Popes ever since have publicly praised the virtues...(read more) |
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The Campaign of 1848 in Lombardy |
 Anonymous
ISBN: 1874622817
Continuing Helion's popular series of pamphlets dealing with the European campaigns of the mid-19th Century, The Campaign of 1848 in Lombardy is a reprint of a series of articles of that name appearing in the United Service Magazine during 1859. The...(read more) |
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The Etruscans |
 Graeme Barker, Tom Rasmussen, Stephen Banfield (Editor)
ISBN: 0631220380
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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 Nature of Authority: Villa Culture, Landscape and Representation in Eighteenth-century Lombardy |
 Dianne Harris
ISBN: 0271022167
Italian villas are generally regarded as beautiful havens where a privileged elite, fleeing the harsh realities of the city, found peace and harmony amid buildings and gardens framed upon classical ideals of proportions, balance, and the natural. In her...(read more) |
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The Sounds of Milan, 1585-1650 |
 Robert L. Kendrick
ISBN: 0195135377
In this book, a follow-up to his 1996 monograph Celestial Sirens, Robert Kendrick examines the cultural contexts of music in early-modern Milan. This book describes the churches and palaces that served as performance spaces in Milan, analyses the power...(read more) |
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Vespa: An Illustrated History |
 Eric Brockway
ISBN: 1859604439
When it was first introduced in 1949, the Vespa scooter was an entirely new type of vehicle, the result of a flash of inspiration followed by innovative engineering and astute marketing. It captured the imagination of a generation and found a place in...(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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