Author: Elsie Safford JenisonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Roman provinces
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
The History of the Province of Sicily
Author: Elsie Safford JenisonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Roman provinces
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
A History of Sicily
Author: Moses I. FinleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sicily (Italy)
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Dangerously Truthful Diary of a Sicilian Housewife
Author: Veronica Di GrigoliPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781514802250
Category : Man-woman relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
When career-girl Veronica flies to Sicily for a friend's wedding, she accidentally falls in love with one of the groom's three-hundred cousins. A year later she has given up her job, house and friends, and is planning her own wedding with her Latin Lover in the shimmering heat of Sicily.
Sicily from Aeneas to Augustus
Author: Christopher John SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
This volume provides a chronological account of the island's history, interwoven with discussions of Sicilian identity, to show Sicily as a centre of affairs within the context of a fundamentally regional ancient world.
The Invention of Sicily
Author: Jamie MackayPublisher: Verso Books
ISBN: 1786637766
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Whether you’re vacationing in Italy or simply an armchair traveler, this guide to the Mediterranean island of Sicily is a dazzling introduction to the region’s rich 3,000-year history and culture. A rich and fascinating cultural history of the Mediterranean’s enigmatic heart Sicily is at the crossroads of the Mediterranean, and for over 2000 years has been the gateway between Europe, Africa and the East. It has long been seen as the frontier between Western Civilization and the rest, but never definitively part of either. Despite being conquered by empires—Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, Hapsburg Spain—it remains uniquely apart. The island’s story maps a mosaic that mixes the story of myth and wars, maritime empires and reckless crusades, and a people who refuse to be ruled. In this riveting, rich history Jamie Mackay peels away the layers of this most mysterious of islands. This story finds its origins in ancient myth but has been reinventing itself across centuries: in conquest and resistance. Inseparable from these political and social developments are the artefacts of the nation’s cultural patrimony—ancient amphitheaters, Arab gardens, Baroque Cathedrals, as well as great literature such as Giuseppe di Lampedusa’s masterpiece The Leopard, and the novels and plays of Luigi Pirandello. In its modern era, Sicily has been the site of revolution, Cosa Nostra and, in the twenty-first century, the epicenter of the refugee crisis.
Rebels & Mafiosi
Author: James FentressPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9780801435393
Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Fentress, a former political philosophy professor at Brunel U. in London, England and current resident of Italy, describes the historical emergence and evolution of the Mafia, from the early- to mid-19th century Sicilian alliances between "men of honor" and intellectuals in the struggle for independence from the Bourbon Kingdom of Naples to the longstanding covert relationships that are protecting today's mafiosi. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
Language and Linguistic Contact in Ancient Sicily
Author: Olga TribulatoPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107029317
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
A comprehensive and up-to-date account of the languages of ancient Sicily by an international team of experts.
Midnight In Sicily
Author: Peter RobbPublisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1466861290
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year From the author of M and A Death in Brazil comes Midnight in Sicily. South of mainland Italy lies the island of Sicily, home to an ancient culture that--with its stark landscapes, glorious coastlines, and extraordinary treasure troves of art and archeology--has seduced travelers for centuries. But at the heart of the island's rare beauty is a network of violence and corruption that reaches into every corner of Sicilian life: Cosa Nostra, the Mafia. Peter Robb lived in southern Italy for over fourteen years and recounts its sensuous pleasures, its literature, politics, art, and crimes.
The History of the Province of Sicily
Author: Elsie Safford JenisonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Roman provinces
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Authentic Sicily
Author: Touring Club of ItalyPublisher: Touring Editore
ISBN: 9788836534036
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
When her stepfather dies, Lois Cayley finds herself alone in the world with only twopence in her pocket. Undaunted, the intelligent, attractive, and infinitely resourceful young woman decides to set off in search of adventure. Her travels take he...