{"product_id":"the-shortest-history-of-italy-3000-years-from-the-romans-to-the-renaissance-to-a-modern-republic-a-retelling-for-our-times-9781891011450","title":"The Shortest History of Italy: 3,000 Years from the Romans to the Renaissance to a Modern Republic - A Retelling for Our Times","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe calendar. The Senate. The university. The piano, the heliocentric model, and the pizzeria. It's hard to imagine a world without Italian influence--and easy to assume that inventions like these could only come from a strong, stable peninsula, sure of its place in the world. In this breakneck history, bestselling author Ross King dismantles this assumption, uncovering the story of a land rife with inner uncertainty even as its influence spread. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the Italian tale unfolds, prosperity and power fluctuate like the elevation in the Dolomites. If Rome's seven hills could talk, they might speak of the glorious time of Trajan--or bemoan the era of conquest and the Bubonic Plague that decimated Rome's population. Episodes of wealth like the First Triumvirate and the time of the Medicis are given fresh life alongside descriptions of the Middle Ages, the early days of Venice, the invasion of Napoleon, and the long struggle for unification. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighlighting key events and personalities, King paints a vibrant portrait of a country whose political and cultural legacies enrich our lives today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Shortest History books deliver thousands of years of history in one riveting, fast-paced read.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ross King\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Experiment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.77h x 5.19w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781891011450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2024 pg. 14\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing, Ross:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRoss King\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Shortest History of Italy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Shortest History of Ancient Rome\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003e along with many bestselling books on Italian art and history, including \u003cem\u003eMichelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBrunelleschi's Dome.\u003c\/em\u003e He lectures widely on Renaissance art at museums, is a regular participant in Italian Renaissance seminars at the Aspen Institute such as at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Frick Collection, and the National Gallery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experiment","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43778278490227,"sku":"9.78189E+12","price":19.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_68b6b9bb-3bb5-4f37-b84c-8690b0815530.jpg?v=1757507590","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-shortest-history-of-italy-3000-years-from-the-romans-to-the-renaissance-to-a-modern-republic-a-retelling-for-our-times-9781891011450","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}