Nature and History in Modern Italy

by Marcus Hall and Marco Armiero

Book Overview

Is Italy il bel paese--the beautiful country--where tourists spend their vacations looking for art, history, and scenery? Or is it a land whose beauty has been cursed by humanity's greed and nature's cruelty? The answer is largely a matter of narrative and the narrator's vision of Italy. The fifteen essays in Nature and History in Modern Italy investigate that nation's long experience in managing domesxadtixadcated rather than wild...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821419161
• ISBN13: 9780821419168
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"