First Published in 1979, A History of Italy 1700-1860 provides a comprehensive overview of Italy’s political history from 1700-1860. Divided in five parts it deals with themes like the re-emergence of Italy; Italy as the ‘pawn’ of European diplomacy; social physiognomy of the Italian states; problems of the government; enlightenment and despotism (1760-90); the offensive against the Church; revolution and moderation (1789-1814); revolution and the break with the past; rationalizat...

Histories of the Napoleonic period are almost exclusively biographies of the man, or political-military accounts of his wars. But such wars were only the first stage in a far more ambitious programme; the establishment of a rational state which would force the pace of modernising society. Through an examination of the experiences of French domination, Napoleon's Integration of Europe explores the implications of such a project for France and its relationship with the rest of Europe. It exa...

First published in 1986, this book examines poverty and changing attitudes towards the poor and charity across England, France and Italy. It discusses the causes of poverty and the distinctions between the poor and the class-conscious proletariat. Taking early nineteenth-century Italy as a special study, it uses the exceptionally rich documentary sources from this time to examine such issues as charity, repression, the reasons why families suffered poverty and what strategies they adopted ...

A new edition of Primo Levi's classic memoir of the Holocaust, with an introduction by David Baddiel, author of Jews Don't Count'With the moral stamina and intellectual poise of a twentieth-century Titan, this slightly built, dutiful, unassuming chemist set out systematically to remember the German hell on earth, steadfastly to think it through, and then to render it comprehensible in lucid, unpretentious prose... One of the greatest human testaments of ...

50 Clásicos que debes leer antes de morir reúne en un solo volumen una selección imprescindible de grandes obras que han marcado la historia de la literatura. Escritas por autores de diversas épocas, culturas y estilos, estas piezas representan lo mejor del pensamiento, la creatividad y la imaginación humana a lo largo de los siglos. Cada obra incluida ha influido profundamente en la narrativa, la filosofía, la poesía o el desarrollo de géneros literarios completos. Desde historias que exp...

"With the moral stamina and intellectual poise of a twentieth-century Titan, this slightly built, dutiful, unassuming chemist set out systematically to remember the German hell on earth, steadfastly to think it through, and then to render it comprehensible in lucid, unpretentious prose. He was profoundly in touch with the minutest workings of the most endearing human events and with the most contemptible. What has survived in Levi's writing isn't just his memory of the unbearable, but also...

Revisados y actualizados, contienen un índice de contenidos al inicio del libro que permite acceder a cada tíltulo de forma fácil y directa.La Divina Comedia por Dante AlighieriMetafísica por AristótelesSentido y Sensibiildad por Jane AustenLas Flores del Mal por Charles BaudelaireEl Decamerón por Giovanni BoccaccioAgnes Grey (Español) por Anne Brontë

Die hier versammelten Werke beweisen, wie wichtig es ist, die grundlegenden Stimmen feministischer Gedankenwelt zu kennen und zu verstehen. Ob Roman oder Sachbuch, sie zeigen unterschiedliche Perspektiven jener Frauen, die eine transformative Rolle in der Gesellschaft übernommen haben. Jeder Autor liefert wertvolle Einsichten, die sich im kollektiven Streben nach Gleichberechtigung als unverzichtbar erweisen. Gerade heute, angesichts anhaltender Diskriminierung, geben diese Texte Kraft und...

Virginia Woolf began writing reviews for the Guardian 'to make a few pence' from her father's death in 1904, and continued until the last decade of her life. The result is a phenomenal collection of articles, of which this selection offers a fascinating glimpse, which display the gifts of a dazzling social and literary critic as well as the development of a brilliant and influential novelist. From reflections on class and education, to slyly ironic reviews, musings on the lives of...

Diese Sammlung vereint die bedeutendsten Klassiker des Feminismus – bahnbrechende Romane, Essays und persönliche Berichte, die gängige Normen infrage stellten, unmissverständliche Stärke und Entschlossenheit offenbarten und uns einen Blick in die wundersamen wie auch gefährlichen Welten hinter den scheinbar schüchternen Augen der Frauen gewährten. Diese Werke förderten die aufkommende Revolution mit dem ungezügelten Brüllen nach Gleichheit und Veränderung: Romane: Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bron...

Embárcate en un viaje literario inolvidable con 50 Obras Maestras que debes leer antes de morir. Adéntrate en un fascinante recorrido literario con 50 Obras Maestras que debes leer antes de morir, una colección de obras literarias imprescindibles que han inspirado y conmovido a lectores de todo el mundo. Desde los pilares de la literatura clásica hasta las gemas contemporáneas, este libro te invita a sumergirte en un universo de historias fascinantes, personajes inolvidables y reflexiones ...

¿Estás listo para un viaje literario sin igual? Con '50 Clásicos que Debes Leer Antes de Morir', embarcarse en un recorrido inolvidable por la riqueza de la literatura universal. Esta colección única incluye las obras maestras que han iluminado las páginas de la historia, desde 'La Divina Comedia' de Dante Alighieri hasta 'Los Miserables' de Victor Hugo, pasando por 'El Último Mohicano' de James Fenimore Cooper y 'La Señora Dalloway' de Virginia Woolf. Cada obra seleccionada para esta comp...