In 1984, the Siberian natural gas pipeline was completed on schedule. This was unexpected, given that the pipeline had been a contributing factor in a […]
Category: History
The Influence of Italian Civil Law in Latin-America. 80th Anniversary of the Codice Civile of 1942
There are many ways to mark the anniversary of a civil code: one of them is to analyse the cultural messages it has produced, in […]
Fashioning Submission. Documenting Fashion, Taste and Identity in WWII Italy Through “Bellezza” Magazine
Unlike in the United Kingdom and France, where fashion during the Second World War is extensively debated, in Italy it is an under researched topic, […]
On the Edge of the Abyss. The Origins of the Shoah in the Debate Between Intentionalist and Functionalist Historians
At the heart of the present work is the matter of the date and path which lead to the ultimate decision to destroy European Jews […]
Faith in Democracy. The Political Power of Religion During the Brazilian Military Government
The current work historically reconstructs the role played by the Brazilian Catholic Church during the military dictatorship that governed the country from 1964 to 1985. […]
The Tenth Circle. Notes for a disability history
Accompanied by Virgil, Dante visited all nine circles, where the irredeemable wicked are punished for eternity; but in the belly of that appalling place he […]
Empire and Communities. A Utopia or a Hope Against the Decline of Europe
The reduction of the shares of internal sovereignty, the emergence of transnational or international authorities, the overcoming power of financial systems underline the inadequacy of […]
Representations of the Other and Intercultural Experiences in a Global Perspective (16th-20th Centuries)
The cohabitation of different cultures and the rise of new cultural and social clashes in more or less wide contexts (nation-states, macro- areas, civilizations) has […]
A History of the Iconoclastic Controversy
This book reports the most famous dispute between the Church and the State over the presence of paintings, mosaics, and statues in churches, in the […]