The Mini Rough Guide History of Italy

Jonathan Keats (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

384 Seiten

2003
Rough Guides (Verlag)
978-1-85828-836-9 (ISBN)

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This text lays out Italy's whole story, from its pre-Roman tribes through to the present-day nation of Berlusconi, Ferrari and Gucci. It features a continuous time-line, quotations and sidebars on topics such as Julius Caesar, St Francis, Michelangelo and Garibaldi.

The centre of Europe's first great empire and of the cultural resurgence of the Renaissance, Italy has left its mark all over the world. The Rough Guide Chronicle Italy lays out the country's whole story, from its pre-Roman tribes through to the present-day nation of Berlusconi, Ferrari and Gucci. Featuring a continuous time-line, sidebars on Julius Caesar, St Francis, Michelangelo, Savonarola, Garibaldi and a host of other topics, plus dozens of illustrations and quotations, the Rough Guide Chronicle is a vital reference for travellers and students alike.

Jonathan Keates has written biographies of Handel and Stendhal as well as fiction and travel, and is currently writing a history of the Siege of Venice.

Earliest beginnings to Julius Caesar 3000-44 BC; the Roman empire 44 BC-476 AD; the early Middle Ages 632-750; the later Middle Ages 1179-1434; the Renaissance 1436-1527; the later 16th and 17th centuries 1528-1713; enlightenment and reform 1714-1814; the Risorgimento 1815-1870; the kingdom of Italy 1871-1922; fascist Italy and World War II 1923-1945; modern Italy.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.5.2003
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	104 x 143 mm
Gewicht	210 g
Themenwelt	Bildbände ► Europa ► Italien
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	1-85828-836-3 / 1858288363
ISBN-13	978-1-85828-836-9 / 9781858288369
Zustand	Neuware