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The Borgia family have become a byword for evil. Corruption, incest, ruthless megalomania, avarice and vicious cruelty - all have been associated with their name. But ...
A charming narrative and "pop historical" look into how Italy has shaped the Western world's most vibrant passions, from literature to love, music to ...
A fresh telling of the rise and fall of the House of Medici, the family that dominated political and cultural life in Florence for three ...
Mussolini in Ethiopia, 1919-1935 looks in detail at the evolution of the Italian Fascist regime's colonial policy within the context of European politics and ...
These brilliant essays, from one of Germany's greatest and most influential thinkers, are beautifully written and highly readable portraits of three Italian cities: Rome ...
A portrait of the city at the heart of Western civilization, brought to life in twenty-two scenes from its 2,500-year history.
The sweeping story ...
A sparkling history of Italy from the post-war to the present by renowned historian John Foot
Italy emerged from World War Two in ruins. Divided ...
'Jeremy Black skilfully sketches social, cultural and political trends' - Christina Hardyment, Times audiobook of the week
'A remarkable mixture of cold history, wide culture and ...
'The best conceivable guide to the city' - an essential cultural history for all visitors of Florence
The rich and glorious past of one of the ...
Iris Origo's most famous book, her classic study of the life and times of a medieval Italian merchant
In 1870 an astonishing cache, containing ...
The history of modern Italy is characterized by recurrent cultural and political projects of modernity, rejuvenation, and regeneration; projects which often had their roots in ...
'Sicily is the key to everything' Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The author of the classic book on Venice turns his sights to Sicily in this ...
A deeply knowledgeable and enjoyable account of what makes the Italians tick
Sublime and maddening, fascinating yet baffling, Italy is a country of endless paradox ...
