DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Italy

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Italy
Author: Adele Evans
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 722
Release: 2012-02-01
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0756691168

DK Eyewitness Italy travel guide will lead you straight to the best attractions Italy's kaleidoscope of regions have on offer. Packed with photographs and illustrations, the guide explores every facet that makes the country irresistible; from the Alps in the far north to the sun-blessed Mediterranean shores of the south. The guide provides all the insider tips every visitor needs from soaking up the romance of Verona, basking in the warm evening sun in Tuscany, or gaping at the ancient ruins lining the streets of Rome as well as comprehensive listings of the best hotels, villas, resorts, restaurants, and nightlife in each region for all budgets. You'll find 3D cutaways and floorplans of all the must-see sites of the major cities and towns. DK Eyewitness Italy explores the history, classical origins, architecture and art of this stylish and charismatic country - and still finds room to recommend a wine to go with the risi e bisi or the maccheroni con le sarde. With up-to-date information on getting around by train, boat, car, walking in cities and all the sights, beaches, and resorts listed town by town, DK Eyewitness Italy is indispensable. Don't miss a thing on your holiday with the DK Eyewitness Italy

Biography of an Industrial Town

Biography of an Industrial Town
Author: Alessandro Portelli
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2017-09-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 3319508989

A pioneering work in oral history, this book tells the story of the rise and fall of the industrial revolution and the apogee and crisis of the labor movement through an oral history of Terni, a steel town in Central Italy and the seat of the first large industrial enterprise in Italy. This story is told through a combination of stories, songs, myths and memories from over 200 voices of five generations, woven with a wealth of archival material.

Images of Colonialism and Decolonisation in the Italian Media

Images of Colonialism and Decolonisation in the Italian Media
Author: Paolo Bertella Farnetti
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2017-11-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 152750414X

The twentieth century saw a proliferation of media discourses on colonialism and, later, decolonisation. Newspapers, periodicals, films, radio and TV broadcasts contributed to the construction of the image of the African “Other” across the colonial world. In recent years, a growing body of literature has explored the role of these media in many colonial societies. As regards the Italian context, however, although several works have been published about the links between colonial culture and national identity, none have addressed the specific role of the media and their impact on collective memory (or lack thereof). This book fills that gap, providing a review of images and themes that have surfaced and resurfaced over time. The volume is divided into two sections, each organised around an underlying theme: while the first deals with visual memory and images from the cinema, radio, television and new media, the second addresses the role of the printed press, graphic novels and comics, photography and trading cards.

The Way of St Francis

The Way of St Francis
Author: The Reverend Sandy Brown
Publisher: Cicerone Press Limited
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2015-09-30
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1783622458

This guidebook describes the Way of St Francis a 550km month-long pilgrimage trail from Florence through Assisi to Rome. Split into 28 day stages, the walk begins in Florence and finishes in the Vatican City. Stages range from 8km to 30km with plenty to see, including ancient ruins, picturesque towns, national treasures, and stunning churches. This comprehensive guidebook fits in a jacket pocket or rucksack, and contains information on everything from accommodation and transport in Italy, to securing your credential (pilgrim identity card), budgeting, what to take, and where to do laundry. Stories of Francis of Assisi's life are also included. Although the route includes climbs and descents of up to 1200m, no special equipment is required - although your hiking boots and socks definitely need to get along. Following the steps of heroes, conquerors and saints on this pilgrim trail is manageable all year round, but is best done from April to June and mid-August to October. Route maps are given for every stage, and basic Italian phrases are included in the guidebook.

The Waves

The Waves
Author: Virginia Woolf
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2019-03-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781090322920

One of Woolf's most experimental novels, The Waves presents six characters in monologue - from morning until night, from childhood into old age - against a background of the sea. The result is a glorious chorus of voices that exists not to remark on the passing of events but to celebrate the connection between its various individual parts.

Italian Blackshirt 1935–45

Italian Blackshirt 1935–45
Author: Pier Paolo Battistelli
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 103
Release: 2013-09-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1472806387

This book documents the experiences of the Italian armed Fascist militia, the Camicie Nere (Blackshirts), from the Italian–Ethiopian war of 1935–36, through the Spanish Civil War to the end of World War II. It explores their origins, development, recruitment, training, conditions of service, uniforms and equipment, battle experience, political and ideological motivation. The Blackshirt legions were raised under army control from 1928, and were employed in 1933 in Libya in counterinsurgency operations against the Senussi tribes; from 1935 in Italy's war against Ethiopia; and during the Spanish Civil War. Following the outbreak of World War II, the Blackshirts fought in North Africa, Greece, Croatia, on the Eastern Front and finally in Italy itself following the Allied invasion.