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Naples, Sorrento & the Amalfi Coast
Hunter Publishing 2012; US$ 9.99Naples and its environs offer a world of contrasts. This guide shows you how to discover them all: Plush resorts on the coast and islands, Greek and Roman excavations, plus street theater and musical performances everywhere. The dramatic Sorrento and Amalfi coasts. Capri, where Roman emperors Nero and Hadrian had their getaway villas. You can still... more...
Bürokratie und Politik in der römischen Kaiserzeit
Springer 2012; US$ 31.99Der Bestand an Milit rdiplomen, Dokumenten, die aus der kaiserlichen Zentrale stammen, hat sich in den letzten beiden Jahrzehnten etwa vervierfacht. Sie erm glichen neue Einblicke in die kaiserliche Politik und Administration sowie in bislang kaum bekannte politische Spannungssituationen. So erbrachte z. B. die Analyse der gesamten Auxiliardiplome... more...
Sizilien
Primus Verlag 2011; US$ 21.56Hauptbeschreibung Sizilien, im Zentrum des Mittelmeeres und im Brennpunkt der Kulturen gelegen, hat eine einzigartige Geschichte. Kulturell entstand hier eine unvergleichliche Mischkultur. Historisch aber ist es als eine ununterbrochene Kette der Fremdherrschaft zu beschreiben. Phöniker, Griechen, Römer, dann Byzantiner, Araber und Normannen beherrschten... more...
Bianca Lancia
Philipp von Zabern Verlag 2011; US$ 8.61Hauptbeschreibung Sie ist die große Liebe des Kaisers Friedrich II.: Bianca Lancia, eine schöne Pisanerin, ist dem Staufer in Leidenschaft und Hingabe verbunden, sie berät ihn, stützt ihn und kämpft an seiner Seite. Siegfried Obermeier, der Altmeister des historischen Romans, erzählt die Geschichte dieser Liebe vor dem Hintergrund der bewegten Zeit... more...
The New Christians of Spanish Naples 1528-1671
Palgrave Macmillan 2013; US$ 80.00This study reveals the more complex reality of Early Modern Naples than what has commonly been represented, in which royal representatives in the city came to depend on the assistance of a series of merchants, financiers, and bureaucrats who shared a common identity as conversos, descendants of converted Jews. more...
Sydney & Australia's New South Wales
Hunter Publishing 2009; US$ 7.99Following is an excerpt from this extensive & highly detailed guide by a lifetime resident of Australia. The guide covers all the hotels, restaurants, sights to see and activities, from beachgoing to hiking, kayaking to exploring the Outback or the cultural attractions of Sydney. Flying into New South Wales, it's undeniable that Sydney's spectacular... more...
Sorrento & the Amalfi Coast
Hunter Publishing 2009; US$ 7.99This guide is based on our larger guide to Naples and the srrounding area, but it zeros in on the Sorrento Peninsula & the Amalfi Coast. Plush resorts on the coast and islands, Greek and Roman excavations, plus street theater and musical performances everywhere. Positano, the most photographed fishing village in the world, clinging to a rock above... more...
Naples in the Eighteenth Century
Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 42.00Essays on the political and cultural importance of Naples in the eighteenth century. more...
Top 10 Sicily
DK Publishing 2011; US$ 14.00DK Eyewitness Top 10: Sicily gives you all the information you need when visiting Sicily. Whether you wish to visit the astonishing Aeolian Islands, scale Mount Etna - Europe?s largest volcano, visit the incredible art galleries, or shop in the amazing markets; this travel guide to Sicily is packed with essential information for every corner of the... more...
Sicily's Interior
Hunter Publishing 2011; US$ 7.99A great new resource. --Travel + Leisure. "The perfect companion for planning." --Rutgers Magazine. "These useful travel guides are highly recommended." --Library Journal. There aren't many places in the world you can ski and then hit the beach afterwards for a refreshing dip; see Greek, Roman, Etruscan, medieval and Arabic... more...









