Birnbaum's Europe, 1995

Birnbaum's Europe, 1995
Author: Alexandra Mayes Birnbaum
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Total Pages: 1924
Release: 1995
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9780062781888

The best travel information for the favorite destinations, Birnbaum's guides provide everything travelers need to know for planning and enjoying their European vacations. Includes spectacular driving routes and detailed guides to the cities most often visited.

Birnbaum's France, 1995

Birnbaum's France, 1995
Author: Alexandra M. Birnbaums
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Total Pages: 966
Release: 1994-12
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9780062781901

The A to Z of Modern Italy

The A to Z of Modern Italy
Author: Mark Gilbert
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 556
Release: 2010-04-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1461672023

Italy is a country that exercises a hold on the imagination of people all over the world. Its long history has left an inexhaustible treasure chest of cultural achievement. The historic cities of Rome, Florence, and Venice are among the most sought-after destinations in the world for tourists and art lovers, and Italy's natural beauty and cuisine are rightly renowned. Italy's history and politics are also a source of endless fascination. Modern Italy has consistently been a political laboratory for the rest of Europe. In the 19th century, Italian patriotism was of crucial importance in the struggle against the absolute governments reintroduced after the Congress of Vienna, 1814-15. After the fall of Fascism during World War II, Italy became a model of rapid economic development, though its politics has never been less than contentious and its democracy has remained a troubled one. The A to Z of Modern Italy is an attempt to introduce the key personalities, events, social developments, and cultural achievements of Italy since the beginning of the 19th century, when Italy first began to emerge as something more than a geographical entity and national feeling began to grow. This is done through a chronology, a list of acronyms and abbreviations, an introductory essay, a map, a bibliography, and some 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on prominent individuals, basic institutions, crucial events, history, politics, economics, society, and culture.

Birnbaum's Hawaii, 1995

Birnbaum's Hawaii, 1995
Author: Alexandra M. Birnbaun
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Total Pages: 468
Release: 1994-08
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9780062781659

Provides practical information for planning a Hawaiian vacation, recommends hotels, restaurants, shopping areas, and a variety of recreational activities, and briefly outlines the state's history.

Birnbaum's London, 1995

Birnbaum's London, 1995
Author: Alexandra M. Birnbaum
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1994-12
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9780062781956

Historical Dictionary of Modern Italy

Historical Dictionary of Modern Italy
Author: Mark Gilbert
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 548
Release: 2007-09-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 0810864282

Italy is a country that exercises a hold on the imagination of people all over the world. Its long history has left an inexhaustible treasure chest of cultural achievement. The historic cities of Rome, Florence, and Venice are among the most sought-after destinations in the world for tourists and art lovers, and Italy's natural beauty and cuisine are rightly renowned. Italy's history and politics are also a source of endless fascination. Modern Italy has consistently been a political laboratory for the rest of Europe. In the 19th century, Italian patriotism was of crucial importance in the struggle against the absolute governments reintroduced after the Congress of Vienna, 1814-15. After the fall of Fascism during World War II, Italy became a model of rapid economic development, though its politics has never been less than contentious and its democracy has remained a troubled one. The second edition of Historical Dictionary of Modern Italy is an attempt to introduce the key personalities, events, social developments, and cultural achievements of Italy since the beginning of the 19th century, when Italy first began to emerge as something more than a geographical entity and national feeling began to grow. This is done through a chronology, a list of acronyms and abbreviations, an introductory essay, a map, a bibliography, and some 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on prominent individuals, basic institutions, crucial events, history, politics, economics, society, and culture.

Italy's Jews from Emancipation to Fascism

Italy's Jews from Emancipation to Fascism
Author: Shira Klein
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2018-01-18
Genre: History
ISBN: 1108337376

How did Italy treat Jews during World War II? Historians have shown beyond doubt that many Italians were complicit in the Holocaust, yet Italy is still known as the Axis state that helped Jews. Shira Klein uncovers how Italian Jews, though victims of Italian persecution, promoted the view that Fascist Italy was categorically good to them. She shows how the Jews' experience in the decades before World War II - during which they became fervent Italian patriots while maintaining their distinctive Jewish culture - led them later to bolster the myth of Italy's wartime innocence in the Fascist racial campaign. Italy's Jews experienced a century of dramatic changes, from emancipation in 1848, to the 1938 Racial Laws, wartime refuge in America and Palestine, and the rehabilitation of Holocaust survivors. This cultural and social history draws on a wealth of unexplored sources, including original interviews and unpublished memoirs.