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“steven c soper”

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  • Building a Civil Society

    Associations, Public Life, and the Origins of Modern Italy

    by Steven C. Soper ...
    The most passionate advocates of Italy’s unification in the nineteenth century possessed an almost limitless faith in the benefits of civic association. They also shared a common concern: once Italian unification was achieved and various freedoms were established, would ordinary Italians naturally become responsible, progressive citizens – especially after centuries of foreign rule, regional ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

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  • The Decameron: The Original English Translation by John Florio

    by Giovanni Boccaccio ...
    Translated by John Florio ...
    This carefully crafted ebook: "The Decameron: The Original English Translation by John Florio" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.John Florio 's translation of The Decameron was originally published in London in 1620.The Decameron was written by Giovanni Boccaccio (probably begun in 1350 and finished in 1353). Comprised of 100 novellas told by ten men ... Read more

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  • One Vote

    Make Your Voice Heard

    by Ben Carson ...
    Discover the True Power of the BallotThe vast majority of Americans feel that our nation is moving in the wrong direction, but we feel powerless to do anything about it. Maybe, that's why in the presidential election of 2012, more people did not vote than voted for either candidate. We, the people, must realize we hold the power through our one vote. If we do not exercise that power, we have no ... Read more

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  • Piave In Book - english

    by Provincia Belluno ...
    The Piave River has always been a vitally important source of life: man has drunk its water, used it to irrigate his crops, exploited its current to turn the grindstones of the mills and to make electricity. For centuries it was an important transport route up to Venice for rafts loaded with men and valuable goods and it accompanied the transhumant flocks along its ponors. The Piave has also ... Read more

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  • Dilemmas of Inclusion

    Muslims in European Politics

    by Rafaela M. Dancygier ...
    As Europe’s Muslim communities continue to grow, so does their impact on electoral politics and the potential for inclusion dilemmas. In vote-rich enclaves, Muslim views on religion, tradition, and gender roles can deviate sharply from those of the majority electorate, generating severe trade-offs for parties seeking to broaden their coalitions. Dilemmas of Inclusion explains when and why European ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Creating European Citizens

    by Willem Maas ...
    Series series Europe Today
    Exploring a key aspect of European integration, this clear and thoughtful book considers the remarkable experiment with common rights and citizenship in the EU. Governments around the world traditionally distinguish insiders (citizens) from outsiders (foreigners). Yet over the past half-century, an extensive set of supranational rights has been created in Europe that removes member governments' ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • Contemporary Protest and the Legacy of Dissent

    Edited by Stuart Price, Ruth Sanz Sabido ...
    Contemporary protest, often presented in media forms as a dramatic ritual played out in an iconic public space has provided a potent symbol of the widespread economic and social discontent that is a feature of European life under the rule of “austerity.” Yet, beneath this surface activity, which provides the headlines and images familiar from mainstream news coverage, lies a whole array of deeper ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • A Land on the Threshold

    South Tyrolean Transformations, 1915–2015

    Edited by Georg Grote, Hannes Obermair ...
    Among the many commemorations of World War I, little was made of the 100th anniversary of the secret Treaty of London between Italy and the Western War Allies in April 1915, which sealed the fate of South Tyrol for the duration of the twentieth century by passing it from Austria to Italy. In May 2015, a symposium was held in the medieval Prösels Castle in the Italian Dolomites to mark this ... Read more

    $111.29 USD

  • Faith and Fascism

    Catholic Intellectuals in Italy, 1925–43

    by Jorge Dagnino ...
    Series series History (R0)
    This is a study of the Federazione Universitaria Cattolica Italiana (FUCI) between 1925 and 1943, the organisation of Catholic Action for the university sector. The FUCI is highly significant to the study of Catholic politics and intellectual ideas, as a large proportion of the future Christian Democrats who ruled the country after World War II were formed within the ranks of the federation. In ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • Postcolonial Transitions in Europe

    Contexts, Practices and Politics

    Edited by Gianmaria Colpani, Sandra Ponzanesi ...
    Is the notion of postcolonial Europe an oxymoron? How do colonial pasts inform the emergence of new subjectivities and political frontiers in contemporary Europe? Postcolonial Transitions in Europe explores these questions from different theoretical, geopolitical and media perspectives.Drawing from the interdisciplinary tools of postcolonial critique, this book contests the idea that Europe ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • The Radical Left in Europe in the Age of Austerity

    Edited by Babak Amini ...
    The complex trajectory of Europe after the 2008 global financial crisis, has led to the catastrophic failure of deep austerity measures that swept across the Union, and is reflected in the rise of some radical left parties such as SYRIZA as well as an unfortunate rise in far right and nationalist parties and movements. This collection brings together a group of European scholars and activists from ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Participatory Democracy in Southern Europe

    Causes, Characteristics and Consequences

    Edited by Joan Font, Donatella Della Porta, Yves Sintomer ...
    Citizen participation is a central component of democratic governance. As participatory schemes have grown in number and gained in social legitimacy over recent years, the research community has analyzed the virtues of participatory policies from several points of view, but usually giving focus to the most successful and well-known grass-roots cases. This book examines a wider range of ... Read more

    $55.99 USD