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The Government Next Door

Neighborhood Politics in Urban China

By: Luigi Tomba

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The Government Next Door

Neighborhood Politics in Urban China

By: Luigi Tomba

Chinese residential communities are places of intense governing and an arena of active political engagement between state and society. In The Government Next Door, Luigi Tomba investigates how the goals of a government consolidated in a distant authority materialize in citizens' everyday lives. Chinese neighborhoods reveal much about the changing nature of governing practices in the country. Government action is driven by the need to preserve social and political stability, but such priorities must adapt to the progressive privatization of urban residential space and an increasingly complex set of societal forces. Tomba’s vivid ethnographic accounts of neighborhood life and politics in Beijing, Shenyang, and Chengdu depict how such local "translation" of government priorities takes place. Tomba reveals how different clusters of residential space are governed more or less intensely depending on the residents’ social status; how disgruntled communities with high unemployment are still managed with the pastoral strategies typical of the socialist tradition, while high-income neighbors are allowed greater autonomy in exchange for a greater concern for social order. Conflicts are contained by the gated structures of the neighborhoods to prevent systemic challenges to the government, and middle-class lifestyles have become exemplars of a new, responsible form of citizenship. At times of conflict and in daily interactions, the penetration of the state discourse about social stability becomes clear.

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Cornell University Press

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0801455200

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9780801455209

Paradoxes of Labour Reform

Chinese Labour Theory and Practice from Socialism to Market

By: Luigi Tomba

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Paradoxes of Labour Reform

Chinese Labour Theory and Practice from Socialism to Market

By: Luigi Tomba

Labour reform is only one component of the larger process of reforming economy and society experienced by China over the last three decades. This book uses historical analytical tools in order to shed light on how policymaking takes place in contemporary China: an experimental and self-fulfilling process where decisions are taken only long after being introduced into daily practice. It will be valuable to students of contemporary Chinese society and key to the understanding of 25 years of Chinese labour reform.

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231

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Routledge

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1136823123

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9781136823121

From Caesar to the Mafia

Persons, Places and Problems in Italian Life

By: Luigi Barzini

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From Caesar to the Mafia

Persons, Places and Problems in Italian Life

By: Luigi Barzini

Described by Melvin Lasky as "one of the great journalists of our time," Luigi Barzini was also one of the great cultural historians of modern Italy. From Caesar to the Mafia brings together his finest essays, roughly half of them never before published in the English language. Whether discussing the deep Italian roots of Julius Caesar, Casanova's contribution to the art of living big, or Camillo Cavour's contribution to a democratic as well as integrated nation, Barzini makes Italian culture come alive. Whether he is dealing with heroes or villains, he never loses sight of how Italy became a distinct nation. From Caesar to the Mafia is not only about people, but also focuses on places and problems. When Barzini discusses the Sicilians, the Isle of Capri, or his birthplace of Milan, he has the distinct capacity to capture what is universal as well as what is intimate in each place. An innate sense of psychological profiling enriches these intimate sketches. Because Barzini had such a keen appreciation of Anglo-American culture he emphasizes people and places known to travelers to Italy, as well as readers of Italian literature. What makes the volume so special is Barzini's careful maneuvering between sentimentality on one side and brutality on the other. Italy is not only a state of mind for Barzini, but also a political culture. By discussing the exaggerated mannerism of Mussolini or the unusual capacity of Gramsci to grasp the principles of revolution making in an underdeveloped country, he helps us better understand the operations of fascism and communism as system and ideology. The final essays give voice to Barzini's ability as a political analyst. His examination of the Italian Communist Party's multiple personality disorders, the Christian Democrats as working compromise, the Mafia as a system of power designed not so much to kill as to intimidate and to rule in the absence of popular resistance, tells the reader about modern,

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423

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Routledge

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1351518828

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9781351518826

Tosca

By: Giacomo Puccini,Giuseppe Giacosa,Luigi Illica

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Tosca

By: Giacomo Puccini,Giuseppe Giacosa,Luigi Illica

Tosca è un'opera lirica in tre atti di Giacomo Puccini, su libretto di Giuseppe Giacosa e Luigi Illica, una breve storia d'amore e di morte. Nella Roma del 1800 dopo il fallimento della Repubblica Romana, quando lo Stato Pontificio sta catturando i rappresentanti ed i sostenitori della Repubblica, le vite del pittore Mario Cavaradossi e della sua amante Tosca, incrociano Cesare Angelotti, patriota fuggito dalle carceri del Papa. Sulle tracce del fuggiasco c'è il capo della polizia pontificia, barone Scampia che, innamorato di Tosca, approfitta della situazione per conquistare la donna. L'opera drammatica finisce come deve finire una tragedia: muore il fuggiasco, muore il cattivo Scampia per mano di Tosca, muore il pittore ed infine muore Tosca suicida (Aonia edizioni).

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102

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Lulu.com

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1291542744

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9781291542745

Andronikos Kallistos: a Byzantine Scholar and His Manuscripts in Italian Humanism

By: Luigi Orlandi

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Andronikos Kallistos: a Byzantine Scholar and His Manuscripts in Italian Humanism

By: Luigi Orlandi

The interest in Andronikos Kallistos, a leading personality among the Greek émigrés who participated in Italian Humanism, arose at the end of the nineteenth century within the frame of the studies on Byzantine scholars of the Renaissance. Researchers have only glimpsed the depth of Kallistos' erudite personality. To date, nearly 130 manuscripts have been found bearing evidence of his work as a copyist and philologist. However, research into both his scribal and scholarly activity remains fragmented into many isolated contributions, mainly concerning specific chapters of the manuscript tradition of classical Greek authors. Adopting a synergistic approach to historical, philological, codicological, and paleographic data within this framework, this monograph study aims to fulfil the following tasks: outlining an updated biography; defining Kallistos' scribal activity better by means of a thorough examination of all surviving manuscript sources; attempting to reconstruct the development of his book collection; acknowledging Kallistos' scholarly activity both as a teacher and philologist; making an inventory of all the manuscripts which bear traces of his writing; and, finally, publishing Kallistos' works.

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644

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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3111203441

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9783111203447

The Temple of Peace in Rome

By: Pier Luigi Tucci

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The Temple of Peace in Rome

By: Pier Luigi Tucci

In this magisterial two-volume book, Pier Luigi Tucci offers a comprehensive examination of one of the key complexes of Ancient Rome, the Temple of Peace. Based on archival research and an architectural survey, his research sheds new light on the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque transformations of the basilica, and the later restorations of the complex. Volume 1 focuses on the foundation of the complex under Vespasian until its restoration under Septimius Severus and challenges the accepted views about the ancient building. Volume 2 begins with the remodelling of the library hall and the construction of the rotunda complex, and examines the dedication of the Christian Basilica of SS Cosmas and Damian. Of interest to scholars in a range of topics, The Temple of Peace in Rome crosses the boundaries between classics, archaeology, history of architecture, and art history, through Late Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the early modern period.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108548814

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9781108548816

Psicoshiatsu. L’arte di cambiare te stesso

By: Luigi Barreca

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Psicoshiatsu. L’arte di cambiare te stesso

By: Luigi Barreca

E’ il racconto del mio incontro con lo Shiatsu e di come ha cambiato la mia vita grazie alle tecniche e gli strumenti millenari che, quest’antica arte per la salute, mi ha donato. Poi l’esperienza mi ha portato verso tecniche psicologiche occidentali che ho integrato nel percorso, rendendo lo Shiatsu ancora più efficace. Ho suddiviso il libro in tre capitoli tanti quanti sono stati i passi essenziali, del mio percorso evolutivo, che mi hanno permesso di affrontare e superare le difficoltà avverse della vita: nella salute, nelle relazioni, nella professione. Nel quarto e nel quinto capitolo imparerai le tecniche orientali millenarie che mi hanno guidato e che ho descritto nel libro e che aiuteranno anche te a trasformare la tua vita . IMMAGINA COME SAREBBE LA TUA VITA DEDITA ALLA TUA TRASFORMAZIONE E A QUELLA DEGLI ALTRI !! “Grazie allo Shiatsu ho recuperato il mio corpo, le mie emozioni, la mia unità. Ed è proprio per questo che voglio raccontarti questa mia storia d’amore. Lo Shiatsu parte soprattutto dal cuore perché è dal cuore che mi è stato donato ed è con il cuore che lo voglio restituire.”

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170

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ibookpad

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8897066534

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9788897066538

Memories of Mistresses

Reflections from a Life

By: Luigi Giorgio Barzini

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Memories of Mistresses

Reflections from a Life

By: Luigi Giorgio Barzini

Barzini talks of his boyhood meeting with Il Duce Mussolini; of his childhood impressions of Venice, Rome, and Milan; of the splendor of Italian Christmas Eves; and of his visits to America."--Cover.

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Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers

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0020130805

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9780020130802

Book's by Luigi Tomba

The Government Next Door

The Government Next Door

Paradoxes of Labour Reform

Paradoxes of Labour Reform

From Caesar to the Mafia

From Caesar to the Mafia

Tosca

Tosca

Andronikos Kallistos: a Byzantine Scholar and His Manuscripts in Italian Humanism

Andronikos Kallistos: a Byzantine Scholar and His Manuscripts in Italian Humanism

The Temple of Peace in Rome

The Temple of Peace in Rome

Psicoshiatsu. L’arte di cambiare te stesso

Psicoshiatsu. L’arte di cambiare te stesso

Memories of Mistresses

Memories of Mistresses

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