Italian History and Culture

Braudel, Fernand. The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II. Vol. I. 1972. English translation by Wm Collins Sons Ltd and Harper and Row Publishers, Inc.
- Note: this is a scholarly work to be read in an undistracting environment. Wonderful aid to understanding our collective histories.
Duggan, Christopher. A Concise History of Italy. 1994. Cambridge University Press.
Hearder, Harry. Italy: A Short History. 1990. Cambridge University Press.
Liehm, M. Passion and Defiance, Film on Italy from 1942 to the Present. 1984. University of California Press.
Lintner, Valerio. A Traveller's History of Italy. 1989. Interlink Publishing Group, Inc. 99 Seventh Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215.
Mangione, Jerre and Morreale, Ben. La Storia: Five Centuries of the Italian American Experience. 1992. Harper-Collins Publishers, Inc., 10 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10022.
McCarthy, Mary.
- The Stones of Florence. 1986. Penguin.
- Venice Observed. 1986. Penguin.
Morris, Jan. The Venetian Empire: A Sea Voyage. 1990. Penguin Books. Viking Penguin Inc., 40 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010.
Norwich, John Julius.
- A History of Venice. 1982. Alfred A. Knopf, New York.
- The Italians: History, Art, and the Genius of a People. 1983. Harry N. Abrams, Inc, Publishers, New York.
Prescott, Orville. Lords of Italy: Portraits of some of the most colorful and flamboyant figures - kings - popes - tyrants - of medieval Italy. 1972. Harper and Row. New York.
Salvatorelli, Luigi. Storia d'Italia Illustrata. 8 Volumes. 1940. A. Mondadori, Milano.
Schiavo, Giovanni. The Italians in America Before the Civil War. 1934. Vigo Press, New York.
Spreti, Vittorio, et al. Enciclopedia Storico-Nobiliare Italiana. 8 vols. 1928-1935. Milan
Stiles, Andrina. The Unification of Italy: 1815-70. 1989. Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, Mill Road, Dunton Green, Sevenoaks, Kent, U.K.
Trevelyan, G. M. Garibaldi's Defence of the Roman Republic. 1907. Longman.

Estella Canziani Through the Apennines and Lands of the Abruzzi. 1928 W.Heffer and Sons,LTD. Cambridge Books

    The book is out of print and is a U.K. publication. 
    It is a MUST for learning about Abruzzi life during the old days.

Frances Toor Festivals and Folkways of Italy 1953. Crown Pub. NY.

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Italian History and Culture

The book is out of print and is a U.K. publication. It is a MUST for learning about Abruzzi life during the old days.