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Item Details
Title:
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TUSCANY
A HISTORY |
By: |
Alistair Moffat |
Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£8.69 |
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ISBN 10: |
0857900560 |
ISBN 13: |
9780857900562 |
Publisher: |
BIRLINN GENERAL |
Pub. date: |
1 July, 2011 |
Pages: |
352 |
Description: |
The only modern history of the area available in English, and an insight into the shaping of Italy and the Renaissance, this very readable history takes us from the flowering of the Etruscan civilisation right through following two millenia. An enthusiastic historical journey through a unique place on earth. |
Synopsis: |
Ever since the days of the Grand Tour, Tuscany has cast its spell over the British. Attracted by the perfect combination of history, art, architecture, superb natural beauty and weather - not to mention magnificent traditions of food and drink - British visitors and residents have been at times so numerous that the local word for foreigners was simply 'gli inglesi' - 'the English'. Currently over 10 000 Britons live there, not to mention the huge numbers who travel there for holidays. What is it that makes this exquisite part of Italy so seductive? To answer this question Alistair Moffat embarks on a journey into Tuscany's past. From the flowering of the Etruscan civilization in the seventh century BC through the rise of the powerful medieval communes of Arezzo, Luca, Pisa and Florence, and the role the area played as the birthplace of the Renaissance, he underlines both the area's regional uniqueness as well as the vital role it has played in the history of the whole of Italy.Insightful, readable and imbued with the author's own enthusiasm for Tuscany, this book includes a wealth of information not found in tourist guides, and is the only modern history of the area available in English. |
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UK |
Imprint: |
Birlinn eBooks |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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