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
A comprehensive. illustrated account of the wartime Italian battle fleet, from its ships and technology to command struc......more
The car bomb assassination of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017 shocked the European Union......more
This book explores the events that marked the last decades of Jewish presence in the kingdom of Naples from 1492 to 1541......more
The calendar. The Senate. The university. The piano, the heliocentric model, and the pizzeria. It’s hard to imagine a wo......more
Tiberius the Tyrant, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work......more
Social life at Rome in the Age of Cicero, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, ......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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Equally skilled in a variety of trades other than in the art of love, the Italian prisoners of war (POWs) who were incar......more
The thrilling story of the Jews in Venice - and the truth behind one of Shakespeare’s most famous characters. Millions o......more
British Malta, 1798-1835 explores the incorporation and early administration of Malta as a British protectorate, and lat......more
This book examines the women who remained behind in the southern Italian region of Basilicata during the age of mass mig......more
"A delicious trip through the geography, history and culture of the region." - Sunday Telegraph A delicious trip through......more
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
Italy and the Islamic World tells the story of how Italian cities have been centres of international exchange for centur......more
The interwar period was marked in Europe by the rediscovery of corporatism as a possible solution to the crucial problem......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
Comprehensively analyzing for the first time the phenomenon of ethnic living expositions in Italy between the 19th and 2......more
Water and the Law investigates water resource law in the statutory legislation codified by commune, oligarchic and seign......more
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The Etruscans have long fascinated scholars, artists, historians, and even the general public primarily due to their mys......more
In 1742, when the legendary dome atop St. Peter’s Basilica--designed by Michelangelo--cracks and threatens to collapse, ......more
A study in in the camouflage and markings of Regia Aeronautica aircraft. Aviation Artist Richard J. Caruana commemorates......more
This much-awarded work by one of Italy’s most esteemed historians of fascism, Mauro Canali, is now available in English ......more
This book examines Vatican diplomacy from the fall of the Papal States in 1870 to the present day. The contributors focu......more
The Oxford Handbook of Pre-Roman Italy gives a comprehensive account of the peoples who lived on the Italian peninsula d......more
In this gripping biography of Giuseppe (Beppe) Porcheddu his grandson, David Ross, pieces together the extraordinary str......more
This book examines the question of the repression of LGBT people through psychiatry during the fascist regime in Italy, ......more
An authoritative, richly illustrated history, and affectionate celebration, of Siena, one of the best-loved and most-vis......more
Fashion is a research topic of increasing interest to economic and business historians as it points towards new understa......more
Slavery in the Roman Empire, first published in 1928, examines the working of slavery in the first two centuries of the ......more
Italian Hours is a book of travel writing by Henry James published in 1909. The book collected essays that James had wri......more
This book offers an original and comprehensive study of the memory of the Rogo di Primavalle, a fatal arson attack on th......more
This book presents a comprehensive narrative and historical analysis of the political and economic relations between Chi......more
A stunningly illustrated history of Venice, from its beginnings as ’La Serenissima’ - ’the Most Serene Republic’ - to th......more
By shedding light on an often-overlooked aspect of Fascism and Nazism, this book examines the ambitious plans for a new ......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