10. The Political Thought of Machiavelli
, 1958 The national state in Western Europe was a new institution, without precedent in the European World. Its rise and almost immediate conflict with the Church challenged political theorists to reexamine the assumptions of a universal church in a universal ...
Bloom, Robert L. +6 more
core
Economic Growth and Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Italy, 1861-2003 [PDF]
This paper examines the relationship between economic growth and carbon dioxide emissions in Italy for the period 1861-2003. Using cointegration, rolling regression and error correction modeling techniques, we find that growth and carbon dioxide ...
Annicchiarico, Barbara +2 more
core +1 more source
Despite Being Spanish by Birth: Cesare Borgia of France and Duke of the Romagna
ReligionsThis article attempts to underline the wider context of Cesare Borgia’s imprese; the product of Alexander VI’s dynastic designs, which went hand in hand with the aspirations of the Renaissance popes to incorporate those territories which belonged to them.
Jordan Sant
doaj +1 more source
Black Hawk Down and the Silences of Ridley’s Scott’s Realism [PDF]
, 2004 A telling moment occurs in the film Black Hawk Down (Bruckheimer & Scott, 2001) when the reliable Shawn Nelson is literally struck deaf by the gunfire of his partner. Nelson can no longer hear his fellow American soldiers, their gunfire, or the screams
Nellis, Robert
core +1 more source
Religious Policies and Civil Conflict: “Italian” Perspectives on the French Wars of Religion
ReligionsThis paper investigates the complex relations between the Italian states, particularly Venice and Florence, and France at the beginning (c. 1560–1565) of the French Wars of Religion (c. 1560–1598).
Daniele Santarelli
doaj +1 more source
Voices from Conflicts: Voice-Over and Simil Sync in Italian Television News Reports
Lingue Culture MediazioniThis article aims to show how Italian national newscasts portray private individuals who are witnesses of wars. Based on the difference between voice-over and simil sync, this article investigates how and when these audiovisual translation modalities are
Valentina Di Francesco
doaj +1 more source
Mussolini\u27s Gladius: The Double-Edged Sword of Antiquity in Fascist Italy
, 2016 Mussolini and the Fascist Party used a plethora of propaganda techniques in order to suggest the renewal of the old Roman Empire with the rise of the Italian Fascist Party. Through the use of ideology, race issues, religion, educational control, posters,
Schrader, Kyle W.
core
The Rise, Expansion, and Decline of the Italian Cloth Industries, 1100 - 1730: a study in conjoncture, transaction costs, and comparative advantage [PDF]
This study of the Italian wool-based textile industries (woollens, worsteds, and serges) seeks to examine its rise, expansion, and ultimate decline, over a period of five centuries (from ca. 1200 to ca.
John H. Munro
core
Corpi in fuga tra pratiche di accoglienza, questioni di genere e percorsi di soggettivazione
EtnoAntropologiaThe article introduces a monographic section on to the theme of the complex intertwining of wars, gender and health in the experience of asylum seekers and refugees, starting from some ideas that emerged in a dedicated thematic session carried out as ...
Eugenio Zito
doaj