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The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Italian History and Culture covers: Italy's greatest inheritance--her history, from the Etruscans to the post-World War II democratic republic; Italians in America; Rome, from republic to empire, from Remus and Romulus to the advent of Christianity; the emergence of the Papal States and the Guelphs and Ghibellines; the Renaissance--Machiavelli, Michelangelo, and Christopher Columbus; Napoleon, Garibaldi, and the making of modern Italy; Italians' gifts to the world--pizza, the Mafia, the spaghetti Western, and fashions from Milan; and the Italian-American role call of fame--from Enrico Fermi and Joe DiMaggio to Lee Iacocco and Maddona!
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For the past several years the Bertelsmann Cartographic Institute has been collaborating with leading cartographers and geographers throughout the world to develop a revolutionary database of fully digitized maps that are without equal in their cartographic integrity and design elegance. The maps are detailed, accurate, realistic and informative. This edition is completely updated to reflect the latest political and geographical changes including: placing Hong Kong within China's boundaries; Zaire has become the Democratic Republic of Congo; Aruba is no longer part of the Dutch Antilles; Bombay (India) is now called Mumbai; and European route numbers have changed as part of the European Union. It features a three panel fold-out map of the world, city maps with social and cultural portraits and street maps for major metropolitan areas, as well as an in-depth look at world climates section on natural landscapes.
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GABRIELLE EUVINO, author of The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Learning Italian, has been teaching Italian since 1986 and is the president and founder of La Bella Lingua, an educational immersion program where students visit Italian historical landmarks while learning the language and culture of Italy. She teaches Italian at the Learning Annex in New York City.
Michael San Filippo earned a Master of Arts degree in Italian Studies at the Middlebury College Italian School Abroad program in Florence, Italy. He is the founder, editor, and content manager for About Italian Language at italian.about.com.
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- PublisherMacmillan Library Reference
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0028653688
- ISBN 13 9780028653686
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages533
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