From Caesar to the Mafia: Persons, Places, and Problems in Italian Life 0765809087, 9780765809087

Described by Melvin Lasky as "one of the great journalists of our time," Luigi Barzini was also one of the gre

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From Caesar to the Mafia: Persons, Places, and Problems in Italian Life
0765809087, 9780765809087

Mafia and Outlaw Stories from Italian Life and Literature takes a unique and intriguing approach to the subject of the M

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Pickering-Iazzi uses an array of cultural documents from 1990 to the present to examine the myths, values, codes of beha

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In Jane Austen’s works, a name is never just a name. In fact, the names Austen gives her characters and places are as ri

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Excellent Cadavers (a term used in Sicily to distinguish the assassination of prominent government officials from the hu

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A multifaceted exploration of the interplay between civic and military life in ancient Rome The ancient Romans famousl

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Broad in scope, this book uniquely considers the history of the Roman Republic in tandem with the rich histories of the

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