Italian Cities

This is a guide to Turin, for a visit lasting two, three or more days. There are extensive descriptions and photos of the attractions: museums, churches, nightlife and other attractions. It contains r

This volume offers a pioneering study of slavery in the Italian states. Documenting previously unstudied cases of slavery in six Italian cities—Naples, Caserta, Rome, Palermo, Livorno and Genoa—Giulia

The "city of the Renaissance," modern Florence is in the center of an intense political and cultural war over the future of Italy's ancient cities. James Miller's Politics in a Museum chronicles the c

This is a guide to Mantua, for a visit lasting one, two, three or more days. There are extensive descriptions and photos of the attractions: museums, churches, piazzas. There are descriptions on how t

Originating in the cities of Milan, Rome, and Florence, Italian Futurism was the first major avant-garde movement of the twentieth century. Focusing on the period from 1909 to 1944, this text examines

This volume examines the painting, sculpture, decorative arts, and architecture produced in nine important court cities of Italy during the course of the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries. Although each chapter represents a separate study of a particular geographical locale, many common themes emerge. This volume gives a multifaceted consideration of the art created for princes, prelates, confraternities, and civic authorities – works displayed in public squares, private palaces, churches, and town halls. Including six essays specially commissioned that explore the interaction of artists and their civic and/or courtly patrons within the context of prevailing cultural, political, and religious circumstances, The Court Cities of Northern Italy provides a rich supplement to traditional accounts of the artistic heritage of the Italian Renaissance, which has traditionally focused on the Florentine, Venetian, and Roman traditions. The book includes 35 color plates and 221 black

Whether you're looking for a peaceful place to stay, classic cities not to miss, or the best place to enjoy cultural events, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Italian Lakes will lead you straight to

For as long as humans have gathered in cities, those cities have had their shining—or shadowy—counterparts. Imaginary cities, potential cities, future cities, perfect cities. It is as if the city itse

Are you curious about smart cities? You should be! By mid-century, two-thirds of us will live in cities. The world of tomorrow will be a world of cities. But will they be smart cities? Smart cities ar

What made ancient cities successful? What are the similarities between modern cities and ancient ones? The Social Construction of Ancient Cities offers a fresh perspective on ancient cities and the so

Featuring 12 incredibly detailed illustrated cities from around the world, Cities Around the World brings vibrant cities scenes to life.Featuring 12 cities from around the world, this highly-illustrat

There are underground cities, slimy cities, even moving cities that destroy everything in their path. These amazing wild cities are found around the world. Explore the inside of a hornets nest. March

The twentieth century witnessed an unprecedented increase in the number of capital cities worldwide. This book explores what makes capital cities different from other cities, why their planning is uni

The World Bank's new Eco2 Cities Initiative is strongly grounded in the realities and challenges faced by cities in developing countries. Over the past 30 years, Curitiba's sustained experiences have

Global Cities examines the distinctive commercial, residential, and spatial features of the major cities of the contemporary world--cities housing the financial and cultural activities that are most

"This book adds to this growing body of scholarship on the Italian Resistance by analysing, for the first time, how the 'three wars' are represented over the broad spectrum of Resistance culture from

"This book narrates the first national celebration of united Italy, the Sixth Centenary of Dante Alighieri in May 1865. Denominated alternatively as a national, European, and secular festa, the affair

Melding evolutionary theory and both animal and human ethology together with close, descriptive historical research on a typical Tuscan village in the seventeenth century, Hanlon explains the

Earth's environmental problems are far from being resolved. A large part of these are due to ever-growing cities. Despite more efforts made to improve cities, it has been difficult to change cities. O

Earth's environmental problems are far from being resolved. A large part of these are due to ever-growing cities. Despite more efforts made to improve cities, it has been difficult to change cities. O

A Stress Management Adult Coloring Books We Bring you Vol. 2 of Amazing Cities. This Adult Coloring Books features immersive views of real cities from around the world. Inside you will find More than

Global Cities examines the distinctive commercial, residential, and spatial features of the major cities of the contemporary world--cities housing the financial and cultural activities that are most c

Christopher Law examines every aspect of the relationship between tourism and large cities, covering such issues as why tourists visit cities, why cities want tourists, how cities make tourism happen

In Event-Cities (MIT Press, 1994), Bernard Tschumi expanded his architectural concerns to address the issue of cities and their making. Event-Cities 2 continues this project through new selections fro

This extensive directory provides statistical profiles of 124 top US cities with populations between 25,000 and 125,000. Most, but not all, of the cities profiled lie adjacent to major metropolitan ar

Drawing on eight case studies from key cities on the periphery of global cities literature, Relocating Global Cities argues that all cities are globalizing in important ways. Case studies of Frankfurt