Italy category: 3604 books
The Road to Civitella 1944
The Captain, the Chaplain and the Massacre
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2017
The massacre and destruction of Civitella on 29 June, 1944 by the 1st Fallschirm Panzer Division 'Herman Goring' as reprisal for the shooting of three German soldiers in the village Dopolavoro-after work social club, left women widows and children fatherless. The book describes the journey of Captain...
Walking and Trekking in the Gran Paradiso
Alta Via 2 trek and 28 day walks
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2018
A guidebook to walking in the Gran Paradiso National Park in the Italian Alps, describing the 12-stage Alta Via 2 trek between Courmayeur and Chardonnay, and 28 walks ranging from 2 to 33km, as well as suggestions for combining routes into long-distance hikes. The Gran Paradiso sits in the Valle d'Aosta,...
Tuscany & Umbria Travel Guide
Attractions, Eating, Drinking, Shopping & Places To Stay
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2015
Tuscany on Italy's west coast is located in the Tyrrhenian sea and is one of the most popular places in the country. Come to Tuscany to see the historic Renaissance artwork in Florence, to eat fine Tuscan cuisine and to drink the excellent red wine. Umbria is in Italy’s green centre between...
Walking in the Dolomites
25 multi-day routes in Italy's Dolomites
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2017
This guidebook describes 25 hut-to-hut treks in the Dolomites of northern Italy, covering 15 regions including Cortina, Sella, Sesto, Marmolada and Latemar. Ranging from 11.3km to 40.8km and from two to four days, the graded routes are suitable for walkers with a reasonable level of fitness and experience...
Stardom and the Aesthetics of Neorealism
Ingrid Bergman in Rossellini's Italy
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
In this exciting new book, Gelley considers the collaboration between Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman in light of the neorealist aesthetic. This study re-examines the director's postwar works in relation to the contemporary discussion on Italian national identity: rather than marking a radical break...
Postal Culture
Writing and Reading Letters in Post-Unification Italy
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2013
The nationalization of the postal service in Italy transformed post-unification letter writing as a cultural medium. Both a harbinger of progress and an expanded, more efficient means of circulating information, the national postal service served as a bridge between the private world of personal communication...
by Massimo Montanari
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2013
Massimo Montanari draws readers into the far-flung story of how local and global influences came to flavor Italian identity. The fusion of ancient Roman cuisine—which consisted of bread, wine, and olives—with the barbarian diet—rooted in bread, milk, and meat—first formed the basics of modern...
Romantic Rome
DIY Series
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2014
Plan your trip to Rome with this color book.
Know about Roma pass, Hotels and Tours to do while in Rome
Rome, the capital of Italy is one of the most popular tourist cities in Italy and the world. It is where History, Art, Culture and Romance reign supreme. Often referred as "The...
by Marisa Fabris
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2011
An amazing resource to anyone traveling to the area. I highly recommend using this book as a reference tool. -- S. Johnson, Amazon reviewer. Italy's northernmost zone, the Veneto includes Padua, Verona, Vicenza, plus Venice itself, which once ruled the area. Some 5,000 Renaissance villas still stand,...
Italian Cuisine
A Cultural History
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2003
Italy, the country with a hundred cities and a thousand bell towers, is also the country with a hundred cuisines and a thousand recipes. Its great variety of culinary practices reflects a history long dominated by regionalism and political division, and has led to the common conception of Italian...
by Sarah Ward, Laura Gallagher
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2017
Exam Board: Edexcel
Level: AS/A-level
Subject: History
First Teaching: September 2015
First Exam: June 2016
Target success in Edexcel AS/A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam preparation activities and exam-style...
Measured Words
Computation and Writing in Renaissance Italy
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2017
Measured Words investigates the rich commerce between computation and writing that proliferated in fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Italy.
Arielle Saiber explores the relationship between number, shape, and the written word in the works of four exceptional thinkers: Leon Battista Alberti’s...
Phila-Italy Americana
Italian Themes on United States Postage Stamps
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2013
Postage stamps do more than just facilitate the transport of mail. They tell a story. This book tells the unique story of the indelible imprint Italians, Italian-Americans, and lovers of Italian culture have imparted on the formation and development of the United States. While each encapsulated image...
by Florence Inferno
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2014
This travel guide has been put together to explore Florence following in the footsteps of Robert Langdon and Sienna Brooks, the protagonists of Dan Brown’s novel. Their journey begins at Torregalli Florence Hospital, where Robert awakens with no recollection of how he got there, and ends at Santa...