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Italian Women in Basilicata
This study examines the role of southern Italian women who remained behind when their husbands emigrated in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. By piecing together limited archival source material, the author argues that married women were not voiceless or powerless when their husbands were abroad, but they took on roles beyond their limited legal position. They petitioned local officials, requested passports, received remittances, and handled the family finances, all in the absence of their husbands, the legal head of the family. The study also emphasizes the connection forged between women and the new Italian state at a time when women did not have political rights. Centering on Basilicata—a “forgotten” region of the Italian south and one that has not been a major focus of scholarly investigation—this study challenges stereotypes that the Italian south was backwards, uncivilized, and lagging behind northern Italy. The author argues that large scale emigration greatly impacted the married women left behind in the villages of Basilicata, changing their social, political, and economic role.
The World of Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Mathematician of God
The fascinating true story of mathematician Maria Agnesi. She is best known for her curve, the witch of Agnesi, which appears in almost all high school and undergraduate math books. She was a child prodigy who frequented the salon circuit, discussing mathematics, philosophy, history, and music in multiple languages. She wrote one of the first vernacular textbooks on calculus and was appointed chair of mathematics at the university in Bologna. In later years, however, she became a prominent figure within the Catholic Enlightenment, gave up academics, and devoted herself to the poor, the sick, the hungry, and the homeless. Indeed, the life of Maria Agnesi reveals a complex and enigmatic figure...
Family and Gender in Renaissance Italy, 1300-1600
This book studies family life and gender within Italy through the lens of law and legal disputes.
Orphans and Abandoned Children in European History
In a world dominated by poverty, a central characteristic has been the plight of orphans and abandoned children. Over the centuries, State, Church and individuals have all attempted to tackle the issue, but can we trace any change over the course of time when it comes to the welfare system intended for these disadvantaged children and acts of philanthropy? What kind of social policies did States follow and what were the main differences between countries and regions? Drawing on historical evidence across several centuries and a range of European countries, the contributors to this volume provide a transnational overview.
La vita fragile
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Die Mylius-Vigoni
Das bilaterale Kulturzentrum Villa Vigoni am Comer See widmet sich u.a. mit zahlreichen Fachtagungen der Vertiefung und Erforschung der deutsch-italienischen Beziehungen in Literatur, Wissenschaft, Kultur und Politik. In der Schriftenreihe der Villa Vigoni werden herausragende Ergebnisse dieser Tagungen der an den biliteralen Beziehungen zwischen Deutschland und Italien interessierten Öffentlichkeit zugänglich gemacht. Ziel ist es, durch die wissenschaftliche Dokumentation einen Beitrag zur Aufarbeitung der deutsch-italienischen Kulturtradition zu leisten und die weitere Entwicklung der bilateralen Verständigung zu fördern.
L'arte lunga
Cosmacini è medico ma anche filosofo. Come avvertiva Ippocrate, infatti, il medico deve spiare non solo i segni del male sul corpo del paziente, ma anche «i discorsi, i modi, i pensieri, il sonno e l'insonnia» e forse anche «i suoi sogni». Giulio Giorello, "Corriere della Sera" Dalla mitologia curativa degli dèi d'Olimpo ai guaritori e ai curanti dell'antico Egitto e di Babilonia, dalla medicina greco-romana a quella dell'Islam, dalla scienza medica medievale al ‘rinascimento' medico del Seicento, dalla ‘polizia medica' settecentesca alla ottocentesca ‘medicina politica', dall'igiene alla sanità pubblica, dalla ‘rivoluzione terapeutica' alla biotecnologia, all'ingegneria genetica, alla chirurgia estetica: la storia della medicina è antichissima, ed è modernissima, coinvolgendo oggi la durata e la qualità della vita umana, chiamata a confrontarsi con una longevità che ha ridefinito l'esistenza stessa.
L'elisir dei sogni
Milano, 1862. Gaspare Campari mesce fiori, spezie e bucce d'agrumi nel suo laboratorio da liquorista sotto il Coperto dei Figini. È arrivato da poco dalla provincia, pieno di speranze dopo il successo del suo Caffè dell'Amicizia a Novara, e nella grande città in trasformazione, animata da una borghesia ricca e desiderosa di godere dei piaceri della vita, è determinato a realizzare il suo sogno. Gaspare cerca qualcosa che non esiste, un elisir: il Bitter perfetto, che piaccia a signore raffinate, intellettuali e uomini di mondo. Poco dopo la magia avviene: nasce il Bitter Campari, inconfondibilmente rosso e dal sapore dolceamaro, destinato a diventare un'icona. Da allora, l'ascesa è inar...
