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A fresh narrative history of the rise of Rome’s empire in Italy, that exposes the monumental expansion of the Roman fami......more
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Looking at the dark history of Italian fashion by focusing on the impact of 1930s Fascism, this is the second edition of......more
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How a nineteenth-century lawsuit over the estate of a wealthy Tunisian Jew shines new light on the history of belonging ......more
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The story of Naples’ overlooked scientific contributions and its pivotal role in early modern European scientific cultur......more
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Italian cinema gave rise to a number of the best-known films of the postwar years, from Rome Open City to Bicycle Thieve......more
Before dawn on June 24, 1859, near the small northern Italian town of Solferino, the largest battle on the European cont......more
- This hardback edition brings together its three volumes in one, The Middles Ages to the Seventeenth Century, The Eight......more
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Work and labour are fundamental to an understanding of Roman society. In a world where reliable information was scarce a......more
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This book introduces a compelling new personality to the modernist canon, Marisa Mori (1900-1985), who became the only f......more
A fresh perspective on the early mafia as a means of resistance against invasion, this gripping history illustrates the ......more
The untold story of how the volcanic landscape surrounding Naples influenced a crucial moment in twentieth-century intel......more
Images of southern Italy as a place of arrival for migrants with different origins and backgrounds have in recent years ......more
A new examination of Ambrogio Lorenzetti’s Good and Bad Government through the lens of the Hymn to Justice. In 1338 Ambr......more
Though Venice emerged as a leading Mediterranean power in the Trecento, the city faced a series of crises during a brief......more
The epigraphy of 1st-millennium-BC Italy has been studied for many years, but these studies have largely concentrated on......more
Accompanying a major traveling exhibition, this book examines the unique artistic and cultural exchange between the Repu......more
The period of Arabo-Islamic domination of parts of Sicily, and the consequent large Muslim presence on the island from 8......more
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This book provides the first detailed study of healthcare during the period of the Troubles in Northern Ireland (1968-19......more
Between 1943, when Mussolini was deposed, and 1954, when Alcide De Gasperi, the Christian Democrat who first became prem......more
Although considered an isolated event, the Italian government’s initial resistant response to COVID-19 has deep historic......more
This book explores the path that led to the Treaty of Rapallo (1920) between Italy and the new Kingdom of the Serbs, Cro......more
This volume explores the dream cultures of the European long sixteenth century, with a focus on Italian sources, reflect......more
This volume explores the dream cultures of the European long sixteenth century, with a focus on Italian sources, reflect......more
In the spring of 1757, the Augustinian friar Leopoldo di San Pasquale was tried in Naples by the hierarchies of his own ......more
This book reassesses the history of Italian communism in international perspective. Analyzing the rise and fall of the I......more
In the first book to examine the role played by textile manufacturing in the development of fashion in Italy, A New Hist......more
This is the first major study to comprehensively analyze the art and architecture of the archdiocese of Bari and Canosa ......more
This book brings together a group of British and Italian scholars who have made significant contributions to the histori......more
Starting in the early 1900s, male and female elementary schoolteachers in Italy gained increasing awareness of the role ......more
The remarkable story of the cartographic masterpiece--the Venetian mappa mundi--that revolutionized how we see the world......more
There are no books that focus on the unique artistic characteristics of the Venetian facade and its potential relevance ......more
This new book covers the Austro-Italian Naval War (1866) a little-known part of late 19th century naval history. The Bat......more
Italian graphic design offers a new perspective on the subject by exploring the emergence and articulation of graphic de......more
The racism and antisemitism of Fascist Italy have often been described as ’mild’, ’cultural’, ’spiritual’, and essential......more
Women of the Mafia dives into the Neapolitan criminal underworld of the Camorra as seen and lived by the women who inhab......more
How did free trade emerge in early modern times? How did the Mediterranean as a specific region - with its own historica......more
This book is the first English-language collection of scholarly essays to investigate the ambiguous and supporting role ......more
Reveals a dark chapter in the Italian government’s colonial history that has been largely hidden from view. Between the ......more
Reveals a dark chapter in the Italian government’s colonial history that has been largely hidden from view. Between the ......more
In the 1920s and 1930s, the entire process of renovation of the cultural institutions conducted by the Fascists, impleme......more
Enchanting hill towns. Wildlife-filled national parks. Ancient Roman ruins. There are countless reasons to visit Umbria.......more
From the author of the best-selling A Venetian Affair ("A narrative of novelistic resonance . . . Astonishing" --The Was......more
The first comprehensive history of an Italian revolutionary group that fought fascism in interwar Europe and pursued a l......more
This collection of classic texts offers a longitudinal overview of the Italian mafia through the eyes of those who have ......more
A craze for intricate metaphors, referred to as conceits, permeated all forms of communication in seventeenth-century It......more
A craze for intricate metaphors, referred to as conceits, permeated all forms of communication in seventeenth-century It......more
This book analyses the emergence and growth of the creative sector in Naples between the early modern and modern eras, f......more
On the critical preservation and ongoing legacy of material artefacts from Fascist Italy As part of Italy’s national cul......more
Detention camps exceed the juridical concept of punishment and crime. This book comprises two parts: 1. a collected volu......more
Through the lens of identification procedures, this book examines how the processes of state-building affected European ......more
As well as being Emperor of the French it is often forgotten, or simply overlooked, that Napoleon was also King of Italy......more
In the summer of 1957, rebelling against her family and anxious to impress an admirer who had moved to Paris, Gill Johns......more
A leading travel writer guides readers on a sumptuous journey through time and flavor to understand how and why wine tra......more
This book shows how a multidisciplinary approach combining conceptual and methodological tools from political history an......more
This volume offers the first comprehensive survey of regime change in Italy in the period c.1494-c.1559. Far from being ......more
The text represents a long journey in the debate that characterized the multifaceted political phenomenon of neofascism.......more
Niccolò Ridolfi (1501-50), was a Florentine cardinal, nephew and cousin to the Medici popes Leo X and Clement VII, and h......more
Italian Forgers takes an unorthodox approach to the fascinating topic of art forgery, focusing not on art forgery per se......more
Analysing a struggle for neutrality amid a rapidly changing European scene, this book illustrates how the small state of......more
- The book is beautifully printed and bound - A perfect present for the horse-lover, the racing enthusiast, the hunting ......more
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Unlike in the United Kingdom and France, where fashion during the Second World War is extensively debated, in Italy it i......more
Created as a celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Italian Civil Code, the current volume presents a theoretical mo......more
Analyzes the principal Italian military operations in East Africa, with particular focus on the period between 1940 and ......more
Discover Trieste’s Habsburg-era glories, multi-ethnic influences, and burgeoning cultural life with this explorer’s guid......more
Adriatic spans over two thousand years of history and the whole of the eastern Mediterranean region around the Adriatic ......more
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The volume addresses the issue of political celebration in early modern Venice. Dealing with processional orders and ico......more
Italy and the Islamic World tells the story of how Italian cities have been centres of international exchange for centur......more
Federico and Ferrante Gonzaga came of age during a time of intense change in sixteenth-century Italy: The Italian Wars (......more
The Italian Renaissance was a period of intense cultural transformations when the ancient world was being rediscovered a......more
The Italian Renaissance was a period of intense cultural transformations when the ancient world was being rediscovered a......more
Water and the Law investigates water resource law in the statutory legislation codified by commune, oligarchic and seign......more
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A study in in the camouflage and markings of Regia Aeronautica aircraft. Aviation Artist Richard J. Caruana commemorates......more
A stunningly illustrated history of Venice, from its beginnings as ’La Serenissima’ - ’the Most Serene Republic’ - to th......more
From the time of Dante through the 17th century and beyond, Florence had a special relationship with the Biblical Jerusa......more
First published in 1967, Italy from Liberalism to Fascism is essentially the political history of Italy, concerned with ......more
By the late Middle Ages, Venice became the main stage of a national and international myth: while enhancing its historic......more
The story of Alitalia is one of many mergers in post-war Italy, followed by expansion and ending in a series of subseque......more
Jacopo de’ Barbari’s View of Venice, a woodcut first printed in the year 1500, presents a bird’s-eye portrait of Venice ......more
"...an excellent primer about the operations in and around the Anzio beachhead. Students of operational art, multination......more
This book analyses the media, cultural, and testimonial narratives of ransom kidnapping in Italy, a phenomenon linked to......more
Award-winning historian Joanne M. Ferraro’s The Renaissance and the Wider World skillfully surveys the economic, politic......more
This book analyses the media, cultural, and testimonial narratives of ransom kidnapping in Italy, a phenomenon linked to......more