| Old Calabria Contributor(s): Douglas, Norman (Author) |
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ISBN: 1848851138 ISBN-13: 9781848851139 Publisher: Tauris Parke Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $18.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Essays & Travelogues - Travel | Europe - Italy - History | Europe - Italy |
| Dewey: 945.78 |
| LCCN: 2010513298 |
| Series: Tauris Parke Paperbacks |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.1" W x 7.8" (0.75 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Italy - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Though steeped in a rich and ancient past, Calabria had been lost from view when Norman Douglas visited in the early 1900s. Within Douglas's vibrant account of his adventures is woven the rich history--from Greek settlers and Roman conquerors to the powerful Ndrangheta organized crime family--that has shaped the land, language, culture, and people of a place that Douglas grew to adore. Witty, erudite, and elegant, Old Calabria is a literary classic, acclaimed as much for its sparkling prose as for its exquisite portrait of Italy's most unpredictable and colorful province. |