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AAA Spiral Rome
AAA Publishing 2011; US$ 9.99Discover the rich history of Rome, from its ancient Colosseum to the splendor of the Vatican City. With its compact size and unique lay-flat binding, AAA Spiral Rome puts exceptional content right at your fingertips: - Finding Your Feet - basics on transportation, cuisine, and more - Don't Miss - sightseer's A-list - In a Day - what to see and do -... more...
Apocalypse in Rome
University of California Press 2003; US$ 15.95On May 20, 1347, Cola di Rienzo overthrew without violence the turbulent rule of Rome's barons and the absentee popes. A young visionary and the best political speaker of his time, Cola promised Rome a return to its former greatness. Ronald G. Musto's vivid biography of this charismatic leader--whose exploits have enlivened the work of poets, composers,... more...
The English in Rome, 1362-1420
Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 46.00This study centres on the early archives of the Venerabile Collegio Inglese in Rome. It examines the English community in Rome, in its political, commercial and religious setting, between 1362, when the first English hospice for poor people and pilgrims was founded, and 1420. more...
Evicted from Eternity
University of Chicago Press 2009; US$ 30.00Modern Rome is a city rife with contradictions. Once the seat of ancient glory, it is now often the object of national contempt. It plays a significant part on the world stage, but the concerns of its residents are often deeply parochial. And while they live in the seat of a world religion, Romans can be vehemently anticlerical. These tensions between... more...
Fleeting Rome
Wiley 2005; US$ 26.95Only a renaissance man could have described this glorious city in its heyday. And only Carlo Levi, writer, painter, politician and one of the last century's most celebrated talents, could depict Rome at the height of its optimism and vitality after World War II. In Fleeting Rome, the era of post war 'La Dolce Vita' is brought magnificently to life... more...
Frommer's Rome Day by Day
Wiley 2011; US$ 13.99Frommer's Day by Day Guides Travel and food writer Eleonora Baldwin has lived in Rome since she was three years old and now shares all her favorite things about her home city in Rome Day by Day. Get all the latest updates, such as the reopening of Temple of Venus and Roma. This largest known temple of the Roman Empire, dedicated to Venus Felix,... more...
Gusto for Things
University of Chicago Press 2013; US$ 44.00We live in a material world—our homes are filled with things, from electronics to curios and hand-me-downs, that disclose as much about us and our aspirations as they do about current trends. But we are not the first: the early modern period was a time of expanding consumption, when objects began to play an important role in defining gender... more...
A Hedonist's Guide to Rome
Hg2 2011; US$ 12.00Between the splendors of the modern and ancient worlds that make up the Eternal City are small backstreets and wide piazzas humming with the hustle and bustle of everyday Roman life. Colorful, local trattorias sit beside the smartest of international restaurants. From the majesty of the Colisseum to the magical frescoes of the Sistine Chapel, Rome... more...
Imperial City
University of Chicago Press 2009; US$ 18.00In 1798, the armies of the French Revolution tried to transform Rome from the capital of the Papal States to a Jacobin Republic. For the next two decades, Rome was the subject of power struggles between the forces of the Empire and the Papacy, while Romans endured the unsuccessful efforts of Napoleon’s best and brightest to pull the ancient... more...
Let's Go Rome, Venice & Florence
Avalon Travel 2013; US$ 14.99Welcome to Italy, the laid-back land of Roman majesty, Tuscan sunshine, and Venetian romance?at least, that?s what they say in the tourist brochures. Our student researchers have lived the real vita bella ?dodging rogue scooters, unscheduled bus strikes, and overeager Italian suitors?in order to bring you the coverage that really matters. Their irreverent,... more...









