Understanding Italy
Author | : Clayton Sedgwick Cooper |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 378 |
Release | : 1923 |
Genre | : Italy |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Clayton Sedgwick Cooper |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 378 |
Release | : 1923 |
Genre | : Italy |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Christiane L. Joost-Gaugier |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2013-03-04 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1118306074 |
Richly illustrated, and featuring detailed descriptions of works by pivotal figures in the Italian Renaissance, this enlightening volume traces the development of art and architecture throughout the Italian peninsula in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. A smart, elegant, and jargon-free analysis of the Italian Renaissance – what it was, what it means, and why we should study it Provides a sustained discussion of many great works of Renaissance art that will significantly enhance readers’ understanding of the period Focuses on Renaissance art and architecture as it developed throughout the Italian peninsula, from Venice to Sicily Situates the Italian Renaissance in the wider context of the history of art Includes detailed interpretation of works by a host of pivotal Renaissance artists, both well and lesser known
Author | : John Burroughs |
Publisher | : Stronck Press |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 2007-03 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 1406774111 |
UNDERSTANDING ITALY PREFACE It would seem to be a queer mood that would impel any one to write another book about a country of which the last word appears to have been uttered long ago. But is the last word ever spoken about a grow ing and changing nation as Italy is to-day Further more, though much may be known about Italys art, her music, and her charming climate, an understanding of the Italian people and a clear knowledge of the economic and industrial renaissance which has been sweeping through the country of late are not so common. There is not only a lack of understanding of Euro pean countries to-day on the part of Americans, but there is also a tendency to act the Pontius Pilate and to relieve ourselves of responsibility for the Old World, now fallen under such sullen and averted stars, 1 by saying, We do not understand those coun tries therefore we had best keep free from European affairs. However, it is gradually being borne home to cer tain sections of our people, particularly to those en gaged in financial and commercial dealings with vi PREFACE Europe, that, whatever we may say or think about it, our national prosperity and destiny are closely inter woven with the life and destiny of transatlantic peo ple. As ex-President Taft once said, Unless every body prospers, nobody prospers. We cannot have a permanent period of good times while Europe is languishing in bad times. Our future national welfare, as well as our moral duty, impels us in this morning of Americas material prestige to understand Europe, and to render to these people who have sent to us the richest bloods of earth, and who now must have our aid if civilization is to survive, a discerning as well as a material appreciation. A far-sighted statesman of Europe, President Masaryk of the new state of Czecho-Slovakia, is re ported to have said that the first duty of Americans was to understand Europe, that material help to Euro pean nations would be of little value unless it had wise direction, and that it could not have such direction unless there is back of it sympathetic understanding. During the past summer I talked with scores of men in Europe and especially in Italy, many of them lead ers in business, commercial, political, and industrial enterprises, and I do not recall a single instance in which it was not stated in one way or another that there was evident in certain states of Europe a new spirit, something other and different than the ancient dominating principles of the old continental world. That this spirit of hope and progress was particularly noticeable among the Italians, young as a nation but PREFACE vii old as a race, many discerning students of Europe have borne witness. It is because of this renaissance in Italy along eco nomic and industrial as well as along political and spiritual lines, that this book has been written. It has been the aim of the author to throw light upon this new day in Italy, telling of the spirit of the Italian people, of their rapid recovery from the depressed conditions following the war, and of the way in which the youth of the country, moving spirits in this revival period, are taking a hand in nation building. When we say Understanding Italy we mean the Italy of the last half-century, the United Italy, - par ticularly from the point of view of her remarkable industrial development. We mean the Italy captured so recently by Benito Mussolini and his youthful cru saders, who, whatever we may think of their method, represent the spirit of vigorous youth in the nation, while back of them, acting as supporters, are the indus trialists, bankers, foreign traders, and also the mer chants and manufacturers of the country...
Author | : Natalia Magnani |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 109 |
Release | : 2021-11-22 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 3030834816 |
The transformation of the dominant model of centralized energy production from fossil fuels to renewable energies is at the center of the public and scientific debate, as well as the subject of national and European policies, as it is connected to highly topical issues such as climate change, emissions reduction and natural disasters, security of supply and sustainability of the current economic development model. Up to now this topic has been mainly addressed by the economic and engineering sciences, with a research focus on the hardware rather than on the human and social software. However, energy systems, and the possibilities of change, are not only economic or technological but involve also patterns of social life, representations, organizational models and relational structures. In order to generate the social preconditions for the transition to a low-emission society, focused on a growing production of energy from renewable sources and on a greater sustainability of consumption, it is therefore urgent to reaffirm the centrality of a sociological approach to energy. This book focused on three core research areas which are crucial to understand what is at stake with the energy transition: conflicts over the construction and location of renewable energy production plants; collective action on renewable sources that promote a new model of energy system in which consumers are also producers; and the social-territorial impact of energy policies.
Author | : Kerin O’Keefe |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 313 |
Release | : 2012-04-18 |
Genre | : Cooking |
ISBN | : 0520952189 |
For fans of Italian wine, few names command the level of respect accorded to Brunello di Montalcino. Expert wine writer Kerin O’Keefe has a deep personal knowledge of Tuscany and its extraordinary wine, and her account is both thoroughly researched and readable. Organized as a guided tour through Montalcino’s geography, this essential reference also makes sense of Brunello’s complicated history, from its rapid rise to the negative and positive effects of the 2008 grape-blending scandal dubbed "Brunellogate." O’Keefe also provides in-depth profiles of nearly sixty leading producers of Brunello.
Author | : Clare Lapraik Guest |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 708 |
Release | : 2015-11-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9004302085 |
In this paradigm shifting study, developed through close textual readings and sensitive analysis of artworks, Clare Lapraik Guest re-evaluates the central role of ornament in pre-modern art and literature. Moving from art and thought in antiquity to the Italian Renaissance, she examines the understandings of ornament arising from the Platonic, Aristotelian and Sophistic traditions, and the tensions which emerged from these varied meanings. The book views the Renaissance as a decisive point in the story of ornament, when its subsequent identification with style and historicism are established. It asserts ornament as a fundamental, not an accessory element in art and presents its restoration to theoretical dignity as essential to historical scholarship and aesthetic reflection.
Author | : Adriano Cozzolino |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2021-01-28 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1786614758 |
The book is an exploration, on both theoretical and empirical grounds, into the nature and the transformation of the state in the neoliberal era. Nowadays, a widespread crisis of legitimation affects the institutions and authority of the state; similarly, and especially after the Great Crisis of 2008 to present, the European project is increasingly questioned by populist and neo-nationalist forces, which politically advance in the state and society, and promote further coercive-oriented reconfiguration of state powers and apparatus. The ‘nationalist international’, the ‘new populists’ and/or the ‘rise of new international fascism’ are questions on the verge of international scholarship and political debate. However, many of these studies often miss the specificity and critical importance of the study of the state and of state (institutional and ideological) powers; even more importantly, the phenomenon of populism/neo-authoritarianism is interpreted by the mainstream as a clear break with traditional centrist parties, with the result of neglecting the past authoritarian tendencies that accompany the entire history of neoliberalism. This book aspires to be a guide for political activist and policy-makers: specifically, by showing how the state is of critical importance to the making of neoliberalism in institutional and cultural terms, it also aims to rethink the state as the arena of politics and, accordingly, as the key site to promote alternatives to neoliberalism.
Author | : James G. Caridi |
Publisher | : iUniverse |
Total Pages | : 123 |
Release | : 2002-04-17 |
Genre | : Humor |
ISBN | : 0595221688 |
Yo Capeesh!!!! is a humorous, nostalgic, educational and sentimental guide to Italian Americana. It was written in a way that would appeal to many of the 25 million Italian Americans and those familiar with them. It is especially useful for those individuals smitten with the Italian American media. Using humor as its main focus, portions of the book are educational and can be used by all as a reference. It not only addresses Italian American heroes, songs and traditions but also phonetically and occasionally pictorially defines typical clichés, mannerisms, speech and food used in movies, TV and the stereotypical Italian American home. For those who are infatuated with the Mob, a chapter entitled “How the boys say it” explains many of the expressions and origins of organized crime vernacular. This chapter was included because of the somewhat crazed interest for this media genre and is sensitive to the majority of Italian Americans it does not represent. Briefly, Yo Capeesh!!!! is a whimsical, entertaining guide that has widespread appeal not only for Italian Americans but also for those who are interested in the allure and mystique of this unique and pervasive sub-culture.
Author | : Ali Humayun Akhtar |
Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2024-03-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1399519638 |
Italy and the Islamic World tells the story of how Italian cities have been centres of international exchange for centuries, linking Europe with the most storied marketplaces of the Middle East and North Africa. From the Ancient Roman period and the Renaissance to the rise of the Italian Republic, Italy has been a global crossroads for more than two millennia. In Ali Humayun Akhtar's new picture of European history, Italy's debates about trade with its southern neighbours evoke an earlier era of encounters - one that sheds light on where the EU is heading today.