Italy category: 3604 books
by Gregory Harris
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2011
The expanded second edition of a funny, witty travelogue of an American couple living in Italy, Two Cappuccinos describes their visits to over 30 cities in Italy, Switzerland, and France and amusing events and insights they experienced while there. Readers will enjoy the sights and sounds that will...
by Vincent Cronin
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2019
Here, from New York Times bestselling historian Vincent Cronin, is the extraordinary story of Italy - from the birth of the Roman Empire to the rise of the city-states through the Renaissance and the making of modern Italy.
The Tigress of Forli
Renaissance Italy's Most Courageous and Notorious Countess, Caterina Riario Sforza de' Medici
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2011
“In this insightful, fascinating portrayal, Elizabeth Lev brings Caterina Sforza and her times very much to life.”—Kathleen Turner, actress and author of Send Yourself Roses
A strategist to match Machiavelli; a warrior who stood toe to toe with the Borgias; a wife whose three marriages...
by Mary Platt Parmele
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2017
From the birth of the Roman Empire to the rise of the city-states through the Renaissance and the making of modern Italy, Mary Platt Parmele’s A Short History of Italy is a fascinating story of the forces and events that shaped this country.
by Henry Sedgwick
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2015
In the year 476 an unfortunate young man, mocked with the great names of the founders of the City and of the Empire, Romulus Augustus, nicknamed Augustulus, was deposed from the throne of the Cæsars by a Barbarian general in the Imperial service, and the Roman Empire in Italy came to its end. This...
A Bold and Dangerous Family
The Remarkable Story of an Italian Mother, Her Two Sons, and Their Fight Against Fascism
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
The acclaimed author of A Train in Winter and Village of Secrets delivers the next chapter in "The Resistance Quartet": the astonishing story of the aristocratic Italian family who stood up to Mussolini's fascism, and whose efforts helped define the path of Italy in the years between the...
The Everything Travel Guide to Italy
A complete guide to Venice, Florence, Rome, and Capri - and all the breathtaking places in between
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2010
From the fashionable beaches of Capri to the awe-inspiring ruins of ancient Rome, Italy has something for everyone. This guide will help you get the most out of your trip to this beautiful country. Whether you want to discover the rural beauty of Tuscany, take a gondola ride through Venice, or admire...
Mussolini's Italy
Life Under the Fascist Dictatorship, 1915-1945
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2007
With Mussolini s Italy, R.J.B. Bosworth-the foremost scholar on the subject writing in English-vividly brings to life the period in which Italians participated in one of the twentieth centurys most notorious political experiments. Il Duces Fascists were the original totalitarians, espousing...
The Honored Society
A Portrait of Italy's Most Powerful Mafia
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2013
In the early hours of an August 2007 morning a gunfight broke out in an Italian restaurant in Duisburg, Germany; in less than five minutes over seventy shots were fired into the bodies of six men. Both the victims and the assassins were members of the 'Ndrangheta crime organization. Calabria's Mafia...
Pushing Past the Night
Coming to Terms with Italy's Terrorist Past
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
December 15, 1969, was the most important day of Mario Calabresi's life, although he would not be born for another year. On that date, the anarchist Giuseppe Pinelli fell to his death from a window at the Milan police headquarters, where he was being questioned about his role in the Piazza Fontana...
Prisoner of the Vatican
The Popes, the Kings, and Garibaldi's Rebels in the Struggle to Rule Modern Italy
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2006
A Pulitzer Prize winner’s “fascinating” account of the political battles that led to the end of the Papal States (Entertainment Weekly).
From a National Book Award–nominated author, this absorbing history chronicles the birth of modern Italy and the clandestine politics behind the Vatican’s...
by Martin Clark
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014
This classic textbook covers the social, economic and political history of Italy from unification in 1870 to the present time. This new edition brings students right up to date, with increased coverage of the the 1980's and 90's and a new section on the turbulent reign of Silvio Berlusconi. Other...
Fascism, Anti-Fascism, and the Resistance in Italy
1919 to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2004
While the historical significance of fascism and anti-fascism is still being hotly debated in Europe and around the world, this anthology offers a new look at the many faces of repression and resistance. Stanislao G. Pugliese brings together a wide range of voices that illuminate more than eighty...
by Robert Pearce, Andrina Stiles
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2015
Exam Board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR & WJEC
Level: A-level
Subject: History
First Teaching: September 2015
First Exam: June 2016
Give your students the best chance of success with this tried and tested series, combining in-depth analysis, engaging narrative and accessibility. Access to History...