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Sunset in Sarasota

By: Piero Rivolta

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When his longtime lover, Marianne, unsettles a comfortable relationship by her search for greater commitment and meaning, Albert embarks on his own quest for love. Leaving behind a successful career in high finances his newly awakened discontent leads him from Wall Street to London, Milan and the Vermont woods. He eventually settles in Sarasota. Haunted by lost opportunities, he looks back at their time together with nostalgia and ponders what is really important in life, work, society and himself. Alienation and disillusionment, cause his vision and insight to shift. He passes through friendships, relationships, and engaging projects, until he finally discovers the one truth that both anchors his soul and sets him free.to sail into the mystical light and spectacular sunsets in Sarasota. This first book in the Sarasota Trilogy conveys the tender musings of a man's quest for love and understanding in poetic prose that engages the heart and mind of the reader like a siren's song.

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192

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0979201209

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9780979201202

Internal exile in Fascist Italy

History and representations of confino

By: Piero Garofalo,Elizabeth Leake,Dana Renga

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Internal exile in Fascist Italy

History and representations of confino

By: Piero Garofalo,Elizabeth Leake,Dana Renga

This study offers a clear, concise introduction to the Fascist-era practice, know as confino, of exiling antifascist dissidents to parts of Italy far from the dissidents’ homes, often on islands or in tiny inland villages. The book is organised in two sections. Part one provides a case study of the political colony on the island of Lipari and a historical overview of internal exile. Part two focuses on representations of confinement in literature and film. It examines the varieties of self-expression (e.g. memoirs, letters and literature) used by prisoners to describe their experiences, investigates how filmmakers interpret these events, places and people, and explores how film portrays the repression of homosexuality. A timely examination of the birthplace of European federalism, the book also contributes to our understanding of the legacy of confinement from both national and European perspectives.

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345

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Manchester University Press

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152613389X

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9781526133892

Extreme Right Parties in Western Europe

By: Piero Ignazi

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Extreme Right Parties in Western Europe

By: Piero Ignazi

This book has three aims. Firstly, it explores the extreme right in order to assess its ideological meaning and its political expression. Beginning with a discussion of the meaning and usefulness of the Left-Right distinction, it deals with the varying significance of the term 'right' and discusses the appropriateness of the competing terms: 'radical', 'new', 'populist', and 'extreme right'. The book argues that the traditional neo-fascist party has been supplanted by a new type of extreme right party, unrelated to fascist ideology, but nevertheless opposed to the fundamental values of the democratic political system. The book's second aim is to carry out an in-depth analysis of the post-war evolution of the extreme right of each country in Western Europe. The analysis highlights their lineage from pre-war fascist regimes or movements, their different partisan expressions in the post-war period, their ideological profile, their party's relationship with other actors in the party system, the socio-demographic and attitudinal profile of their voter-base, and finally the conditions which have favoured or inhibited their development. Finally, the book discusses in detail more recent trends within the West European extreme right and outlines a conceptual framework for explaining the success or failure of each political party. The volume, extensively revised, expanded, and updated from its original widely acclaimed Italian edition, will be essential reading for all those working on parties and movements in Western Europe.

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272

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OUP Oxford

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0191522058

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9780191522055

Alex and the Color of the Wind

By: Piero Rivolta

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Alex and the Color of the Wind

By: Piero Rivolta

One day in the prime of his life Alex, a successful architect, becomes obsessed with discovering the color of the wind. He heads out to sea in his yacht alone with no special destination in mind. Far from shore in the Atlantic Ocean, he encounters a beautiful, mysterious woman whose sensuous vitality open up a world of sight and sound he hasn't experienced before. She enflames his imagination and fills his sails with renewed dreams. Alex returns to his former life with a greater sense of wisdom and purpose, only to embark on another search. Told in poetic prose, Alex and the Color of the Wind is a romantic tale of the search for meaning, self-discovery and redemption. This romantic fable for our times affirms the power of the creative spirit in the often prosaic venues of our modern world.

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196

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0979201217

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9780979201219

The History of Italian Cinema

A Guide to Italian Film from Its Origins to the Twenty-first Century

By: Gian Piero Brunetta

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The History of Italian Cinema

A Guide to Italian Film from Its Origins to the Twenty-first Century

By: Gian Piero Brunetta

Discusses renowned masters including Roberto Rossellini and Federico Fellini, as well as directors lesser known outside Italy like Dino Risi and Ettore Scola. The author examines overlooked Italian genre films such as horror movies, comedies, and Westerns, and he also devotes attention to neglected periods like the Fascist era. He illuminates the epic scope of Italian filmmaking, showing it to be a powerful cultural force in Italy and leaving no doubt about its enduring influence abroad. Encompassing the social, political, and technical aspects of the craft, the author recreates the world of Italian cinema.

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Princeton University Press

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0691119880

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9780691119885

A Superb Baroque

By: Jonathan Bober,Piero Boccardo,Franco Boggero

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A Superb Baroque

By: Jonathan Bober,Piero Boccardo,Franco Boggero

Genoa completed its transformation from a faded maritime power into a thriving banking center for Europe in the seventeenth century. The wealth accumulated by its leading families spurred investment in the visual arts on an enormous scale. This volume explores how artists both foreign and native created a singularly rich and extravagant expression of the baroque in works of extraordinary variety, sumptuousness, and exuberance. This art, however, has remained largely hidden behind the facades of the city's palaces, with few works, apart from those by the school's great expatriates, found beyond its borders. As a result, the Genoese baroque has been insufficiently considered or appreciated.0Lavishly illustrated, 'A Superb Baroque' is comprehensive, encompassing all the major media and participants. Presented are some 140 select works by the celebrated foreigners drawn to the city and its flourishing environment. Offering three levels of exploration-essays that frame and interpret, section introductions that characterize principal currents and stages, and texts that elucidate individual works-this volume is by far the most extensive study of the Genoese baroque in the English language.00Exhibition: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA (03.05.-16.08.2020) / Scuderie del Quirinale, Rome, Italy (03.10.2020 - 10.01.2021).

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385

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Princeton University Press

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0691206511

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9780691206516

Piero della Francesca: Personal Encounters

By: Christiansen, Keith

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Piero della Francesca: Personal Encounters

By: Christiansen, Keith

Prominent Renaissance scholars reveal new insights into Piero’s life and work based on a study of his exquisite small panel paintings.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

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0300199465

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9780300199468

Piero Della Francesca ; Translated by Edward Farrelly

By: Carlo Bertelli

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Piero Della Francesca ; Translated by Edward Farrelly

By: Carlo Bertelli

Includes a biography of the Italian painter, compares his work with that of other artists of his time, discusses his mathematic and geometric theories, and provides a complete catalog of his work

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0300057032

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9780300057034

Book's by Piero Rivolta

Sunset in Sarasota

Sunset in Sarasota

Internal exile in Fascist Italy

Internal exile in Fascist Italy

Extreme Right Parties in Western Europe

Extreme Right Parties in Western Europe

Alex and the Color of the Wind

Alex and the Color of the Wind

The History of Italian Cinema

The History of Italian Cinema

A Superb Baroque

A Superb Baroque

Piero della Francesca: Personal Encounters

Piero della Francesca: Personal Encounters

Piero Della Francesca ; Translated by Edward Farrelly

Piero Della Francesca ; Translated by Edward Farrelly

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