Between salt water and holy water : a history of Southern Italy / Tommaso Astarita.

Author/creator Astarita, Tommaso
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : W.W. Norton & Co., ©2005.
Description352 pages : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents Where the Romans met the Greeks : the Italian south in antiquity -- From the terror of the world to the wonder of the world : the kings who created the Italian south -- Sicily splits and Naples rises : the south in the late Middle Ages -- Subject to a distant king : the south in the Spanish Empire -- The Indies over here : church and religion in the early modern south -- Paradise inhabited by devils : culture and society in baroque Naples -- Reason truly is always beautiful : the southern enlightenment -- The grand tour heads south : nature, ruins, music, and folklore -- Feast, flour, and gallows : revolution, restoration, and the end of a kingdom -- The south as part of the Italian nation.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 327-334) and index.
LCCN 2005006085
ISBN0393058646 (hardcover)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks DG826 .A78 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold