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  • Driving Modernity

    Technology, Experts, Politics, and Fascist Motorways, 1922-1943

    Serier Bog 3 - Explorations in Mobility
    On March 26th, 1923, in a formal ceremony, construction of the Milan–Alpine Lakes autostrada officially began, the preliminary step toward what would become the first European motorway. That Benito Mussolini himself participated in the festivities indicates just how important the project was to Italian Fascism. Driving Modernity recounts the twisting fortunes of the autostrada, which—alongside ... Læs mere

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  • Italy and its Discontents 1980-2001

    af Paul Ginsborg ...
    In this long-awaited book (already a major bestseller in Italy) Ginsborg has created a fascinating, sophisticated and definitive account of how Italy has coped, or failed to cope, with the past two decades. Contemporary Italy strongly mirrors Britain - the countries have roughly the same extent, population size and GNP - and yet they are fantastically different. Ginsborg sees this difference as ... Læs mere

    154,41 kr.

  • A History of Contemporary Italy

    1943-80

    af Paul Ginsborg ...
    In this long-awaited book (already a major bestseller in Italy) Ginsborg has created a fascinating, sophisticated and definitive account of how Italy has coped, or failed to cope, with the past two decades. Contemporary Italy strongly mirrors Britain - the countries have roughly the same extent, population size and GNP - and yet they are fantastically different. Ginsborg sees this difference as ... Læs mere

    128,66 kr.

  • Modern Italy

    A Very Short Introduction

    Serier serie Very Short Introductions
    The history of modern Italy is characterized by recurrent cultural and political projects of modernity, rejuvenation, and regeneration; projects which often had their roots in a widespread dissatisfaction with social and political reality, and perceived moral corruption. The Risorgimento, the movement leading to Italian Unification in 1861, explicitly linked the quest for national unity to a ... Læs mere

    62,80 kr.

  • If Venice Dies

    Oversat af André Naffis-Sahely ...
    "This powerful book of cultural criticism" by the renowned art historian "shines a harsh light on" a historic city's destruction in the name of profit ( The Washington Post).What is Venice worth? To whom do its irreplaceable treasures belong? This eloquent book by art historian Salvatore Settis urgently poses these questions, igniting a new debate about urban stewardship and cultural patrimony at ... Læs mere

    84,61 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Modern Rome, 4 Great Walks for the Curious Traveler

    BEST TRAVEL GUIDEBOOK 2014 in eBOOK AWARDS. Seen the Coliseum and the Vatican? Tired of ancient history? Looking for a more authentic, more contemporary experience? Walk the new Rome, without the tourists. Rome with the Romans.Following the success of their alternative guidebook, Rome the Second Time, authors Dianne Bennett and William Graebner offer four new Rome walks, all outside the city's ... Læs mere

    12,51 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • The Archipelago

    Italy Since 1945

    af John Foot ...
    'An enjoyable, highly readable history that manages to bring murky, often fiendishly complex events into the light' Sunday TimesItaly emerged from the Second World War in ruins. Divided, invaded and economically broken, it was a nation that some people claimed had ceased to exist. And yet, as rural society disappeared almost overnight, by the 1960s, it could boast the fastest-growing economy in ... Læs mere

    187,08 kr.

  • Mussolini's Grandchildren

    Fascism in Contemporary Italy

    af David Broder ...
    'Fascinating and trenchant, this account of contemporary Italian neo-fascism is both original and shocking' - John Foot, historianThe dominant force in Italian politics is Giorgia Meloni's Fratelli d'Italia — a party with a direct genealogy from Mussolini's regime. Surging to prominence in recent years, it has waged a fierce culture war around national identity, polarised political debate around ... Læs mere

    111,74 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Italy - Culture Smart!

    The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

    Serier serie Culture Smart!
    Don't just see the sights—get to know the people.Italy delights and stimulates with its magnificent cities and monuments, stunningly beautiful landscapes, the glory of its art and architecture, the richness and variety of its food, the elegance of its design and fashion, and the vitality and charm of its people. Italian style and culture have been exported all over the world. At home, however, ... Læs mere

    111,91 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • The Passenger: Rome

    Serier serie The Passenger
    The best new writing, photography, art, and reportage from and about Rome—in the series that's "like a literary vacation" ( Publishers Weekly).If you believe recent chatter about Rome—in the media and by its residents—the city is on the verge of collapse. Each year, it slips further down the ranking of the world's most livable cities. To the problems faced by all large capitals—hit-and-run tourism ... Læs mere

    84,61 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Pride in Modesty

    Modernist Architecture and the Vernacular Tradition in Italy

    Following Italy's unification in 1861, architects, artists, politicians, and literati engaged in volatile debates over the pursuit of national and regional identity. Growing industrialization and urbanization across the country contrasted with the rediscovery of traditionally built forms and objects created by the agrarian peasantry. Pride in Modesty argues that these ordinary, often anonymous, ... Læs mere

    327,11 kr.

  • The Museums of Contemporary Art

    Notion and Development

    Where, how, by whom and for what were the first museums of contemporary art created? These are the key questions addressed by J. Pedro Lorente in this new book. In it he explores the concept and history of museums of contemporary art, and the shifting ways in which they have been imagined and presented. Following an introduction that sets out the historiography and considering questions of ... Læs mere

    525,61 kr.