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  • Body of State

    A Nation Divided

    by Marco Baliani ...
    Translated by Nicoletta Marini-Maio, Ellen Nerenberg, Thomas Simpson ...
    Series series The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Italian Studies
    Body of State offers a translation of Marco Baliani’s acclaimed dramatic monologue, Corpo di stato, concerning the 1978 kidnapping and assassination of Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro by the terrorist Red Brigades. Corpo di stato was commissioned by Italian state television in 1998 to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the “Moro Affair.” Baliani’s monologue, refracted through the prism of ... Read more

    $49.39 USD

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    The Afterlife of a Roman Town

    by Ingrid D. Rowland ...
    When Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, the force of the explosion blew the top right off the mountain, burying nearby Pompeii in a shower of volcanic ash. Ironically, the calamity that proved so lethal for Pompeii's inhabitants preserved the city for centuries, leaving behind a snapshot of Roman daily life that has captured the imagination of generations.The experience of Pompeii always reflects a ... Read more

    $23.09 USD

  • Excavating Modernity

    The Roman Past in Fascist Italy

    by Joshua Arthurs ...
    The cultural and material legacies of the Roman Republic and Empire in evidence throughout Rome have made it the "Eternal City." Too often, however, this patrimony has caused Rome to be seen as static and antique, insulated from the transformations of the modern world. In Excavating Modernity, Joshua Arthurs dramatically revises this perception, arguing that as both place and idea, Rome was ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • The Medicean Succession

    Monarchy and Sacral Politics in Duke Cosimo dei Medici’s Florence

    by Gregory Murry ...
    Series Book 14 - I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History
    In 1537, Florentine Duke Alessandro dei Medici was murdered by his cousin and would-be successor, Lorenzino dei Medici. Lorenzino's treachery forced him into exile, however, and the Florentine senate accepted a compromise candidate, seventeen-year-old Cosimo dei Medici. The senate hoped Cosimo would act as figurehead, leaving the senate to manage political affairs. But Cosimo never acted as a ... Read more

    $56.69 USD

  • Roman Social History

    by Susan Treggiari ...
    Series series Classical Foundations
    This lively and original guidebook is the first to show students new to the subject exactly what Roman social history involves, and how they can study it for themselves. After presenting a short history of the development and current position of the discipline, the author discusses the kinds of evidence that can be used, and the full range of resources available. Two case-studies provide practical ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • The Non-Surviving Preterite-Present Verbs in English

    The Demise of *dugan, munan, *-nugan, *þurfan, and unnan

    by Anna Wojtyś ...
    Series Book 51 - Studies in English Medieval Language and Literature
    Based on four historical corpora, the book is a comprehensive study of the demise of five preterite-present verbs in English. It offers a detailed description of their distribution in Old and Middle English. The subsequent comparison of the forms and uses of the preterite-presents in the two periods allows the author to suggest the reasons for their elimination from the language. The discussion ... Read more

    $68.29 USD

  • 1915

    L'Italia entra in guerra

    by Giorgio Petracchi ...
    24 maggio 1915. Dopo dieci lunghi mesi di tensioni, intrighi diplomatici, congiure parlamentari e manifestazioni di massa, l’Italia entra in guerra a fianco dell’Intesa. Giorgio Petracchi ricostruisce, sullo sfondo nazionale e internazionale, gli avvenimenti che portarono alla sofferta decisione dell’Italia di recidere le proprie radici nella Triplice Alleanza e di entrare in guerra contro i ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Irish Education and Catholic Emancipation, 1791–1831

    The Campaigns of Bishop Doyle and Daniel O’Connell

    by Brian Fleming ...
    The restrictions applied to Catholics in the early eighteenth century to curtail their political and economic power in Ireland were gradually removed by the British government in response to changing circumstances. By 1800 the remaining restrictions related to membership of Parliament and a few senior judicial positions. The removal of these, while important symbolically, could have direct ... Read more

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  • My Revision Notes: Edexcel AS/A-level History: The rise and fall of Fascism in Italy c1911-46

    by Sarah Ward, Laura Gallagher ...
    Exam Board: EdexcelLevel: AS/A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Target 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 questions to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, s... ... Read more

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