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Category : Italy
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
The Italy of Yesterday and the Italy of To-day
Author: Italy Today
Author: Mario B. MignonePublisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9781433101878
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
Italy Today is a concise narrative of the nation's stunning transformation from the ashes of World War II to the leading economic and cultural power it is today. This book provides insights into the dynamics of Italy's progression from the Second World War, through the anthropologically revolutionary 1970s and '80s, and into the complexities of a postindustrial nation, negotiating the challenges created by industrial, economic, and cultural globalization. Encompassing the cultural, political, and economic spectrums, topics include: communism; socialism; foreign relations; terrorism; industrial and social transformations; education; emigration and immigration; family tradition; feminism; the transformation of class and gender roles; political favoritism and corruption; popular culture; culture and civil society; the broader problems of the development of civil society and the rule of law in southern Italy; and the role of politics in shaping contemporary Italy. The book devotes particular attention to the controversial issues of the role of the family in Italian society and economy, the insidious presence of the Mafia, the lasting influence of Catholicism, the impact of television, and the country's often unstable politics, framing all these as the result of a complex and unique relationship between the individual and the state, with the family acting as intermediary. Four major sections analyze politics, the economy, society, and mass culture, and comprise a portrait of contemporary Italy that will appeal to a broad range of scholars, students, and general readers.
The Italy of today seen through the eyes of yesterday
Author: Italian Days
Author: Barbara Grizzuti HarrisonPublisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN: 0802190294
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 483
Book Description
A “contagiously exuberant” celebration of Italian food, culture, and history that “will be the companion of visitors for years to come” (The Washington Post Book World). In an absorbing journey down the Italian peninsula, essayist, journalist, and fiction writer Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, offers a fascinating mixture of history, politics, folklore, food, architecture, arts, and literature, studded with local anecdotes and personal reflections. From fashionable Milan to historic Rome and primitive, brooding Calabria, Harrison reveals her country of origin in all its beauty, peculiarity, and glory. Italian Days is the story of a return home; of friends, family, and faith; and of the search for the good life that propels all of us on our journeys wherever we are. “Harrison’s wonderful journal will make you update your passport and dream of subletting your job, home, etc. . . . With Harrison, you never know with whom you’ll be lunching, or climbing down a ruin. You just know you want to be there.” —Glamour
Italy
Author: Harry HearderPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521000727
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Italy: A Short History is a concise but comprehensive account of Italian history from the Ice Age to the present day. It is intended for both students of Italian history and culture and the general reader, whether tourist, business-person or traveller, with an interest in Italian affairs. Harry Hearder places the main political developments in Italian history in their economic and social context, and shows how these related to the great moments of artistic and cultural endeavour. Amongst key events, he analyses the growth and decline of the Roman Empire, the remarkable cultural achievements of the Renaissance, Italian unification and the contradictions of the fascist dictatorship of Mussolini. Jonathan Morris brings the work up to the present day with an authoritative but colourful history of the corruption scandals that brought down the post-war Italian political system in the 1990s and the new political forces that have emerged in its place.
Italy: Yesterday and Today ... With ... Illustrations
Author: Antonio MarinoniItaly Today
Author: Lorenza De' Medici StucchiPublisher:
ISBN: 9780681152687
Category : Cooking, Italian
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
First published in 1988, "Italy the Beautiful Cookbook" set the standard for exquisite presentation of Italy's authentic cuisine, combining recipes with scenic photography and details of each region. Now, with worldwide interest in Italian food booming and a new Italian cuisine emerging, this new book presents more than 220 recipes which place a new emphasis on light, fresh, and simple foods. 256 color photos.
A Day in the Life of Italy
Author: Publisher: Harper San Francisco
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Photographs taken throughout Italy show children, nurses, performers, fashion models, clergy, police, soldiers, farmers, and fishermen.
Italy
Author: Paolo TrevesItaly Yesterday and Today
Author: Antonio MarinoniPublisher: New York, MacMillan
ISBN:
Category : Italy
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description