Articles liés à The Pursuit of Italy: A History of a Land, Its Regions,...
L'édition de cet ISBN n'est malheureusement plus disponible.
Afficher les exemplaires de cette édition ISBN
The Pursuit of Italy Traces the whole history of the Italian peninsula. This title is full of stories and observations from personal experience, and is peopled by many of the great figures of the Italian past, from Cicero and Virgil to Dante and the Medici, from Cavour and Verdi to the controversial political figures of the twentieth century. Full description
Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.
Présentation de l'éditeur :
The book that explains the whole extraordinary course of Italian history like no other in English The Pursuit of Italy traces the whole history of the Italian peninsula in a wonderfully readable style, full of well-chosen stories and observations from personal experience, and peopled by many of the great figures of the Italian past, from Cicero and Virgil to Dante and the Medici, from Cavour and Verdi to the controversial political figures of the twentieth century. The book gives a clear-eyed view of the Risorgimento, the pivotal event in modern Italian history, debunking the influential myths which have grown up around it.Gilmour shows that the glory of Italy has always lain in its regions, with their distinctive art, civic cultures, identities and cuisine and whose inhabitants identified themselves not as Italians, but as Tuscans and Venetians, Sicilians and Lombards, Neapolitans and Genoese. This is where the strength and culture of Italy still comes from, rather than from misconceived and mishandled concepts of nationalism and unity. This wise and enormously engaging book explains the course of Italian history in a manner and with a coherence which no one with an interest in the country could fail to enjoy.David Gilmour is one of Britain's most admired and accomplished historical writers and biographers. His previous books include The Last Leopard : A Life of Giuseppe di Lampedusa (winner of the Marsh Biography Award) Curzon (Duff Cooper Prize) and Long Recessional:The Imperial Life of Rudyard Kipling (Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography).
Revue de presse :
David Gilmour's elegantly written book is full of impressive insights and can be recommended without hesitation as a stimulating, up-to-date and reliable guide to modern Italian history for the general reader. Gilmour's book displays deep knowledge of Italy and is scholarly but never dense. (Tony Barber Financial Times)
A highly idiosyncratic meander through the peninsula's history led by a witty guide with an elegant prose style and a mind delightfully furnished with anecdotes and dictums, sensual impressions and conversations. This is a clever and erudite book. (Lucy Hughes-Hallett Sunday Telegraph)
A highly idiosyncratic meander through the peninsula's history led by a witty guide with an elegant prose style and a mind delightfully furnished with anecdotes and dictums, sensual impressions and conversations. This is a clever and erudite book. (Lucy Hughes-Hallett Sunday Telegraph)
Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.
- ÉditeurFarrar, Straus and Giroux
- Date d'édition2012
- ISBN 10 0374533601
- ISBN 13 9780374533601
- ReliureBroché
- Nombre de pages496
- Evaluation vendeur
Acheter neuf
En savoir plus sur cette édition
EUR 6,15
Frais de port :
EUR 2,99
De Canada vers Etats-Unis
Autres éditions populaires du même titre
Meilleurs résultats de recherche sur AbeBooks
Image d'archives
The Pursuit of Italy: A History of a Land, Its Regions, and Their Peoples
Edité par
Farrar Straus Giroux
(2012)
ISBN 10 : 0374533601
ISBN 13 : 9780374533601
Neuf
Paperback
Quantité disponible : 17
Vendeur :
Evaluation vendeur
Description du livre Paperback. Etat : New. Paperback. Publisher overstock, may contain remainder mark on edge. N° de réf. du vendeur 9780374533601B
Acheter neuf
EUR 6,15
Autre devise
Image d'archives
The Pursuit of Italy: A History of a Land, Its Regions, and Their Peoples
Edité par
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
(2012)
ISBN 10 : 0374533601
ISBN 13 : 9780374533601
Neuf
Couverture souple
Quantité disponible : 1
Vendeur :
Evaluation vendeur
Description du livre Etat : New. Fast Shipping - Safe and secure Mailer. N° de réf. du vendeur 521PY6001J8Q
Acheter neuf
EUR 8,89
Autre devise
Image fournie par le vendeur
The Pursuit of Italy: A History of a Land, Its Regions, and Their Peoples by Gilmour, David [Paperback ]
Edité par
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
(2012)
ISBN 10 : 0374533601
ISBN 13 : 9780374533601
Neuf
Soft Cover
Quantité disponible : 10
Vendeur :
Evaluation vendeur
Description du livre Soft Cover. Etat : new. N° de réf. du vendeur 9780374533601
Acheter neuf
EUR 16,19
Autre devise
Image d'archives
The Pursuit of Italy Format: Paperback
Edité par
MacMillan Publishers
(2012)
ISBN 10 : 0374533601
ISBN 13 : 9780374533601
Neuf
Couverture souple
Quantité disponible : > 20
Vendeur :
Evaluation vendeur
Description du livre Etat : New. Brand New. N° de réf. du vendeur 9780374533601
Acheter neuf
EUR 13,21
Autre devise
Image fournie par le vendeur
Pursuit of Italy : A History of a Land, Its Regions, and Their Peoples
Edité par
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
(2012)
ISBN 10 : 0374533601
ISBN 13 : 9780374533601
Neuf
Couverture souple
Quantité disponible : 5
Vendeur :
Evaluation vendeur
Description du livre Etat : New. N° de réf. du vendeur 18918494-n
Acheter neuf
EUR 14,49
Autre devise
Image d'archives
The Pursuit of Italy: A History of a Land, Its Regions, and Their Peoples
Edité par
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
(2012)
ISBN 10 : 0374533601
ISBN 13 : 9780374533601
Neuf
Couverture souple
Quantité disponible : 7
Vendeur :
Evaluation vendeur
Description du livre Etat : New. Brand New! Not Overstocks or Low Quality Book Club Editions! Direct From the Publisher! We're not a giant, faceless warehouse organization! We're a small town bookstore that loves books and loves it's customers! Buy from Lakeside Books!. N° de réf. du vendeur OTF-S-9780374533601
Acheter neuf
EUR 13,74
Autre devise
Image fournie par le vendeur
The Pursuit of Italy: A History of a Land, Its Regions, and Their Peoples (Paperback or Softback)
Edité par
Farrar, Straus and Giroux 11/13/2012
(2012)
ISBN 10 : 0374533601
ISBN 13 : 9780374533601
Neuf
Paperback or Softback
Quantité disponible : 5
Vendeur :
Evaluation vendeur
Description du livre Paperback or Softback. Etat : New. The Pursuit of Italy: A History of a Land, Its Regions, and Their Peoples 0.96. Book. N° de réf. du vendeur BBS-9780374533601
Acheter neuf
EUR 17,50
Autre devise
Image d'archives
The Pursuit of Italy: A History of a Land, Its Regions, and Their Peoples
Edité par
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
(2012)
ISBN 10 : 0374533601
ISBN 13 : 9780374533601
Neuf
Paperback
Quantité disponible : 4
Vendeur :
Evaluation vendeur
Description du livre Paperback. Etat : New. Brand New!. N° de réf. du vendeur 0374533601
Acheter neuf
EUR 19,36
Autre devise
Image d'archives
The Pursuit of Italy: A History of a Land, Its Regions, and Their Peoples
Edité par
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
(2012)
ISBN 10 : 0374533601
ISBN 13 : 9780374533601
Neuf
Couverture souple
Quantité disponible : 12
Vendeur :
Evaluation vendeur
Description du livre Etat : New. N° de réf. du vendeur I-9780374533601
Acheter neuf
EUR 20,88
Autre devise
Image d'archives
The Pursuit of Italy: A History of a Land, Its Regions, and Their Peoples
Edité par
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
(2012)
ISBN 10 : 0374533601
ISBN 13 : 9780374533601
Neuf
Couverture souple
Quantité disponible : 1
Vendeur :
Evaluation vendeur
Description du livre Etat : New. . N° de réf. du vendeur 52GZZZ00C648_ns
Acheter neuf
EUR 21,56
Autre devise