History / History by country / Europe / Italy

Best Selling

icon Subscribe to feed

Browse

Best Selling

New Releases

 

Category

Delete Italy

 

Price

All (63)

Free (0)

Below $5 (4)

Below $10 (15)

Below $15 (37)

Delete Price range

From :
To :
OK

 

Protection

All (63)

DRM Free (2)

DRM (59)

 

Language

English (63)

French (10)

German (3)

Spanish (0)

Italian (160)

More options

1434

by Gavin Menzies

The New York Times bestselling author of 1421 offers another stunning reappraisal of history, presenting compelling new evidence that traces the roots of the European Renaissance to Chinese exploration in the...


Alfredo Catalani: Composer of Lucca

by Domenico Luigi Pardini, Valentina Relton & David Chandler

The full, tragic story of Puccini's great rival, now available in English for the first time. Born in Lucca four years before Puccini, Alfredo Catalani (1854-93) was the main hope of Italian opera in the 1880s....


Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life

by Frances Mayes

In this sequel to her New York Times bestsellers Under the Tuscan Sun and Bella Tuscany, the celebrated "bard of Tuscany" (New York Times) lyrically chronicles her continuing, two decades-long love affair with...


The Rise of Italian Fascism (Responding to Fascism Vol 6)

by A Rossi

First published in English in 1938 this book gives an account of Italian history in the years immediately following the first world war, culminating in the triumph of Mussolini. Arguing that Mussolini succeeded...


Diaspora Literature and Visual Culture

by Sheng-mei Ma

This book offers an incisive and ambitious critique of Asian Diaspora culture, looking specifically at literature and visual popular culture. Sheng-mei Ma's engaging text discusses issues of self and its relationship...


The Battle for Rome: The Germans, the Allies, the Partisans, and the Pope, September 1943-June 1944

by Robert Katz

In September 1943, the German army marched into Rome, beginning an occupation that would last nine months until Allied forces liberated the ancient city. During those 270 days, clashing factions -- the occupying...


Magnifico: The Brilliant Life and Violent Times of Lorenzo de' Medici

by Miles J. Unger

Magnifico is a vividly colorful portrait of Lorenzo de' Medici, the uncrowned ruler of Florence during its golden age. A true "Renaissance man," Lorenzo dazzled contemporaries with his prodigious talents and...


Mussolini's Italy: Life Under the Fascist Dictatorship, 1915-1945

by R. J. B. Bosworth

With Mussolini ’s Italy, R.J.B. Bosworth—the foremost scholar on the subject writing in English—vividly brings to life the period in which Italians participated in one of the twentieth century’s most notorious...


AN Irreverent Curiosity: In Search of the Church's Strangest Relic in Italy's OddestTown

by David Farley

Read David Farley's posts on the Penguin Blog. A tour through the centuries and through a bizarre Italian town in search of an unbelievable relic: the foreskin of Jesus Christ

In December 1983, a priest in...


Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy: A Feast of 175 Regional Recipes

by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich & Tanya Bastianich Manuali

In this inspiring new book, Lidia Bastianich awakens in us a new respect for food and for the people who produce it in the little-known parts of Italy that she explores. All of the recipes reflect the regions...


Chronicles of Old Rome: Exploring Italy's Eternal City

by Tamara Thiessen

Discover la dolce vita on this grand tour of Italy's historic capital told through 30 dramatic true stories spanning nearly 3,000 years, plus detailed walking tours complete with easy-to-read maps. From the...


The Honored Society: A Portrait of Italy's Most Powerful Mafia

by Petra Reski

In the early hours of an August 2007 morning a gunfight broke out in an Italian restaurant in Duisburg, Germany; in less than five minutes over seventy shots were fired into the bodies of six men. Both the victims...


Mirage of Power Pt1 V3

by Lowe & Dockrill

Published in 2001, Mirage Of Power Pt1 V3 is a valuable contribution to the field of History.


The A to Z of Italian Cinema

by Gino Moliterno

The A to Z of Italian Cinema provides a better understanding of the role Italian cinema has played in film history through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, appendixes, black-&-white photos,...


Roman Legionary AD 69-161

by Ross Cowan & Sean O'Brogain

Between AD 69 and 161 the composition of the Roman legions was transformed. Italians were almost entirely replaced by provincial recruits, men for whom Latin was at best a second language, and yet the 'Roman-ness'...


The A to Z of Modern Italy

by Mark Gilbert & Robert K. Nilsson

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...


New Perspectives in Italian Cultural Studies: Definition, Theory, and Accented Practices

by Graziella Parati

This book on cultural studies aims to identify the status of the field in Italian cultural studies. It contains articles that will interest a variety of undergraduate and graduate classes and it is an invaluable...


German Airborne Divisions: Mediterranean Theatre 1942-45

by Bruce Quarrie

Following the battle for Crete in May 1941, Hitler refused to undertake any further large-scale airborne operations due to the high casualty rate. The Fallschirmjäger subsequently took up a new role as elite...


The Medici Bank: Its Organization, Management, Operations, and Decline

by Raymond de Roover

A history documenting the rise and fall of the Medici bank. Through account books, correspondence, and other records, de Roover shows how poor management and policy conflicts hastened the bank's decline. This...


Italian Navy and Air Force Elite Units and Special Forces 1940-45

by Piero Crociani & Mark Stacey

This volume assesses the formidable Special Forces fielded by Italy’s navy and air force in World War II. Italian Navy Special Forces were particularly active and respected in the Mediterranean, where 10th...