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The highly influential writings by an important early advocate for the conservation of historic cities are made available for the first time in English. The Italian architect, historian, and restorer Gustavo Giovannoni (1873–1947) was a key figure in the fields of architecture, urbanism, and conservation during the first half of the twentieth century. A traditionalist largely neglected by the proponents of modernist architecture following World War II, he remains little known internationally. His writings, however, until now unavailable in English, represent a significant step toward the full appreciation of the historic city and are directly relevant today to the protection of urban histo...
Montenero Val Cocchiara is usually referred to simply as Montenero, or Mundunur in the local dialect. Montenero is a typical mountain village on the border of the Abruzzo and Molise regions, but it is more than that. Its history was tinted by contacts with numerous powerful groups over many centuries. The village and its people prove to be unique, but they also are highly embued with elements common to all in South Italy. Of course it is the hope of the author that anyone with roots in South Italy will benefit from reading this book. However, his much greater aspiration is that others will equally enjoy the story of Montenero as a metaphor of their own ancestral village or town, regardless of country or even see the village as a microcosm of the world where the forces of history and culture forge the character of people.
The most divisive war in modern US history escalated without ever even being declared. In August of 1964, Congress ceded its authority to declare war by passing the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. A comprehensive Film Guide to Motion Pictures and Television that pertain to the War in Vietnam. Through the eyes of Hollywood, some insight, facts and stories about this lost conflict. Many of the feature films include information that makes this guide different from others. A to Z Film Guide.
On March 21, 1578, Holy Thursday, cavalier Fabrizio Bracciolini charged that he had been ambushed, slashed, stoned, and left bleeding in a Pistoia street by fellow cavalier Mariotto Cellesi and four accomplices. In The Captain's Concubine: Love, Honor, and Violence in Renaissance Tuscany, Donald Weinstein studies the lengthy investigation of the incident, bares the motives of the actors, and follows the ensuing trial. Weinstein examines the roles of the patricians, merchants, shopkeepers, weavers, priests, and prostitutes who served as audience, bit players, and chorus in this Renaissance street-theater drama. When Fabrizio is revealed to be the lover of Chiara, the concubine of Mariotto's f...
Provides comprehensive introduction to the history, sociology and musicology of 20th century Italian popular music Essays written by authors from a variety of backgrounds offer broad portrait of modern popular musical culture for readers new to Italian music
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Questo volume rappresenta una prima parte del lavoro di ricerca che ha consentito di mettere a fuoco le vicende relative alle attività di programmazione e di progettazione per la realizzazione della “Nuova Città Universitaria” e delle nuove sedi esterne, di Scuole o Istituti universitari. A questo volume seguirà una seconda parte che affronterà diversi temi di ricerca riguardanti la realizzazione della città universitaria e dei suoi edifici, quali ad esempio la vicenda del progetto e della realizzazione del nuovo organismo universitario della “citta” piacentiniana, il progetto e la realizzazione del sistema del verde, lo studio degli edifici costruiti dentro la città universitaria e successivamente demoliti.