Donatella: 114 books

Questo volume vi farà scoprire la complessità e la multiformità del modello classico romano che ha determinato e ancor oggi continua a influenzare il mondo moderno. Umberto Eco, con la collaborazione dei più prestigiosi esperti del mondo classico, vi conduce in un percorso di riscoperta delle radici dell’occidente, con nuove e sorprendenti chiavi di lettura.

Clandestine Political Violence compares four types of clandestine political violence: left-wing (in Italy and Germany), right-wing (in Italy), ethnonationalist (in Spain) and religious fundamentalist (in Islamist clandestine organizations). Oriented toward theory building, Della Porta develops her...

Are social movement organizations euro-sceptical, euro-pragmatic, or euro-opportunist? Or do they accept the EU as a new level of governance to place pressure on? Do they provide a critical capital, necessary for the political structuring of the EU, or do they disrupt the process of EU integration?...

"The central importance of the actor-author is a distinctive feature of Italian theatrical life, in all its eclectic range of regional cultures and artistic traditions. The fascination of the figure is that he or she stands on both sides of one of theatre's most important power relationships:...

Italian Women Writers, 1800–2000: Boundaries, Borders, and Transgression investigates narrative, autobiography, and poetry by Italian women writers from the nineteenth century to today and considers the topics of boundaries and borders in their writings. This book takes into consideration known,...

Political corruption has traditionally been presented as a phenomenon characteristic of developing countries, authoritarian regimes, or societies in which the value system favored tacit patrimony and clientelism. Recently, however, the thesis of an inverse correlation between corruption and economic...

The history of Italian colonial affairs has recently attracted renewed interest from historians and economists. It is a complex and involved question. Over the last few years, though perhaps slightly later than the more mature historiography of other European countries, the work of some important...

When corruption is exposed, unknown aspects are revealed which allow us to better understand its structures and informal norms. This book investigates the hidden order of corruption, looking at the invisible codes and mechanisms that govern and stabilize the links between corrupters and corruptees....

This book investigates the origins of civil wars which emerge from failed attempts at democratization. The main aim of this volume is to develop a theoretical explanation of the conditions under which and the mechanisms through which social movements’ struggles for democracy end up in civil...

Alla scoperta delle tradizioni siciliane. Libro informativo riguardo le diverse tradizioni, usi e costumi storici o divertenti, tra il sacro ed il profano, i quali da secoli si tramandano in ogni provincia dell'isola. Santi, ricette, proverbi, storie e storielle.

Op de heuvel tussen de geheimzinnige trappen, pittoreske huisjes en kunstenaars van Montmarte is er één plek waar Viola zich veilig voelt: het winkeltje van de zestigjarige Gisèle. Gisèle biedt haar een baan aan. Omringd door bloemen en kruiden lukt het Viola haar verdriet en onzekerheid even...

This book examines the contemporary production of economic value in today’s financial economies. Much of the regulatory response to the global financial crisis has been based on the assumption that curbing the speculative ‘excesses’ of the financial sphere is a necessary and sufficient condition...

Where Did the Revolution Go? considers the apparent disappearance of the large social movements that have contributed to democratization. Revived by recent events of the Arab Spring, this question is once again paramount. Is the disappearance real, given the focus of mass media and scholarship on...

The book analyzes export consortia from the strategic management perspective. It builds on an empirical analysis of nine export consortia promoted by UNIDO in developing countries between 2004 and 2007. The book is based heavily on actual export consortium experiences, in order to combine a rigorous...