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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “mario del pero”
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  • In the Shadow of the Vatican

    Texan Evangelical Missionaries in Cold War Italy

    by Mario Del Pero ...
    Series series Cambridge Studies in US Foreign Relations
    In 1948, joining the wave of post-World War II evangelical missionary activism, the small, nondenominational Church of Christ from Lubbock, Texas, decided to establish its own mission in Italy. The missionaries believed that by promoting religious freedom, they would help spread democracy and American values. But they were also motivated by fervent anti-Catholicism and a conviction that they could ... Read more

    $55.99 CAD

  • Four Years of Trump

    The US and the World

    by Mario Del Pero, Paolo Magri ...
    Unprecedented and unpredictable: this is how US President Donald Trump's administration has repeatedly been labelled during its first term. Beyond the frequent tweets and bombastic rhetoric, however, lie a more conventional four years, as the United States navigated an ever-evolving international reality, compounded by a global pandemic and one of the deepest economic recessions in over a century. ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The Eccentric Realist

    Henry Kissinger and the Shaping of American Foreign Policy

    by Mario Del Pero ...
    During the 2008 election season, the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates both aspired to be understood as foreign policy "realists" in the mold of Henry Kissinger. Kissinger, who is distrusted on the neoconservative right for his skepticism about American exceptionalism and on the liberal left for his amoral, realpolitik approach, once again stood as the sage of foreign relations and ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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  • The Italians

    by John Hooper ...
    **Washington Post bestsellerLos Angeles Times bestsellerA vivid and surprising portrait of the Italian people from an admired foreign correspondent**How did a nation that spawned the Renaissance also produce the Mafia? And why does Italian have twelve words for coat hanger but none for hangover?John Hooper’s entertaining and perceptive new book is the ideal companion for anyone seeking to ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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  • Machiavelli

    A Biography

    by Miles J. Unger ...
    A “superb biography” (USA TODAY) of Italian philosopher and playwright Niccolò Machiavelli, author of The Prince, whose writings have outraged and inspired generations of readers.Niccolò Machiavelli is the most infamous and influential political writer of all time. His name has become synonymous with cynical scheming and the selfish pursuit of power, but the real Machiavelli, critically-acclaimed ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

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  • Five Moral Pieces

    by Umberto Eco ...
    In this prescient essay collection, the acclaimed author of Foucault's Pendulum examines the cultural trends and perils at the dawn of the 21st century.In the last decade of the 20th century, Umberto Eco saw an urgent need to embrace tolerance and multiculturalism in the face of our world's ever-increasing interconnectivity. At a talk delivered during the first Gulf War, he points out the ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Concise History of Italy

    by Christopher Duggan ...
    Series series Cambridge Concise Histories
    Since its formation in 1861, Italy has struggled to develop an effective political system and a secure sense of national identity. This new edition of Christopher Duggan's acclaimed introduction charts the country's history from the fall of the Roman Empire in the west to the present day and surveys the difficulties Italy has faced during the last two centuries in forging a nation state. Duggan ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • Padre Pio

    Miracles and Politics in a Secular Age

    by Sergio Luzzatto ...
    Translated by Frederika Randall ...
    Winner of the Cundill History PrizeThe first historical appraisal of the astonishing life and times of a controversial twentieth-century saint.Padre Pio is one of the world's most beloved holy figures, more popular in Italy than the Virgin Mary and even Jesus. His tomb is the most visited Catholic shrine anywhere, drawing more devotees than Lourdes. His miraculous feats included the ability to fly ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • The Force of Destiny

    A History of Italy Since 1796

    by Christopher Duggan ...
    The greatness of Italy's culture and way of life have had a powerful attraction for many generations of visitors. This has created an overwhelming sense that Italy is a fundamentally benign and easy going country. The Force of Destiny, Christopher Duggan's immensely enjoyable new book, lays waste to this idea. While sharing everyone's enthusiasm for Italy as a place, he strongly distinguishes this ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • The Vicar of Christ

    by Walter F. Murphy ...
    The New York Times Bestseller is now available in modern digital formats, featuring a new Foreword by Justice Samuel Alito. This book has been considered an unusual, fascinating, and well-written observation of the life of a man who was first a war hero and Medal of Honor winner from the Korean War, then Chief Justice of the United States, later a monk, and finally elected Pope: Pope Francis I. ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Introducing Machiavelli

    A Graphic Guide

    by Patrick Curry ...
    Series series Graphic Guides
    Illustrated guide to the crucial Italian philosopher and author of The Prince. 'Machiavellian' is a popular byword for treachery and opportunism. Machiavelli's classic book on statecraft, The Prince, published over 400 years ago, remains controversial to this day because of its electrifying frankness as a practical guide to power. Is it a how-to manual for dictators, a cynical philosophy of 'the ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Garments of Court and Palace

    Machiavelli and the World that He Made

    by Philip Bobbitt ...
    A New York Times-bestselling author presents a provocative new interpretation of The PrinceThe Prince, a political treatise by the Florentine public servant and political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli, is widely regarded as the most important exploration of politics—and in particular the politics of power—ever written. In Garments of Court and Palace, Philip Bobbitt, a preeminent and original ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus