The Pursuit of Italy, David Gilmour

Автор: Gilmour, David
Название: Ruling caste
ISBN: 071266565X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780712665650
Издательство: Random House - Penguin
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Описание: In 1900 just over a thousand British civil servants ruled a population of nearly 300 million people spread over a territory now covered by India, Pakistan, Burma and Bangladesh.

Автор: Gilmour David
Название: The Pursuit of Italy: A History of a Land, Its Regions, and Their Peoples
ISBN: 0374533601 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780374533601
Издательство: Holtzbrink(MPS)/MPS
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A provocative, entertaining account of Italy's diverse riches, its hopes and dreams, its past and present

Did Garibaldi do Italy a disservice when he helped its disparate parts achieve unity? Was the goal of political unification a mistake? The question is asked and answered in a number of ways in The Pursuit of Italy, an engaging, original consideration of the many histories that contribute to the brilliance--and weakness--of Italy today.

David Gilmour's wonderfully readable exploration of Italian life over the centuries is filled with provocative anecdotes as well as personal observations, and is peopled by the great figures of the Italian past--from Cicero and Virgil to the controversial politicians of the twentieth century. His wise account of the Risorgimento debunks the nationalistic myths that surround it, though he paints a sympathetic portrait of Giuseppe Verdi, a beloved hero of the era.

Gilmour shows that the glory of Italy has always lain in its regions, with their distinctive art, civic cultures, identities, and cuisines. Italy's inhabitants identified themselves not as Italians but as Tuscans and Venetians, Sicilians and Lombards, Neapolitans and Genoese. Italy's strength and culture still come from its regions rather than from its misconceived, mishandled notion of a unified nation.

Автор: Gilmour, David
Название: Film Club, The
ISBN: 009193799X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780091937997
Издательство: Random House - Penguin
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Описание: After much deliberation, his father offers him an unconventional deal: he can drop out, sleep all day, not work, not pay rent, but on one condition - that he watches three films a week, of his father`s choosing.