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    The Eurasian Exchange That Transformed the Medieval World

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    A global history of commercial and cultural exchange between two great powers of the medieval ageIn the mid-thirteenth century, Europe was shaken by the Mongol invasions. Realizing the immense potential for accessing remote markets in the East, Venetian merchants, diplomats, and seafarers established far-flung commercial networks with the Mongol Empire. Venice and the Mongols tells the story of ... Read more

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  • Just a Girl

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    WINNER OF THE MILDRED L. BATCHELDER AWARD!In this award-winning memoir translated from Italian to English, a Jewish girl grows up during a difficult time of racial discrimination and war, and discovers light in unexpected places. This classic, powerful story from Lia Levi is adapted for young readers, with beautiful black-and-white illustrations, a family photo album, and a powerful author’s note ... Read more

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  • Mussolini, Architect

    Propaganda and Urban Landscape in Fascist Italy

    Translated by Sylvia Notini ...
    Series series Toronto Italian Studies
    During the fascist years in Italy, architecture and politics enjoyed a close alliance. Benito Mussolini used architecture to educate the masses, exploiting its symbolic prowess as a powerful tool for achieving political consensus.Mussolini, Architect examines Mussolini in Italy from 1922 to 1943 and expands the traditional interpretations of fascism, advancing the claim that Mussolini devised and ... Read more

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  • The Venetian Qur'an

    A Renaissance Companion to Islam

    Translated by Sylvia Notini ...
    Series series Material Texts
    An anonymous book appeared in Venice in 1547 titled L'Alcorano di Macometto, and, according to the title page, it contained "the doctrine, life, customs, and laws [of Mohammed] . . . newly translated from Arabic into the Italian language." Were this true, L'Alcorano di Macometto would have been the first printed direct translation of the Qur'an in a European vernacular language. The truth, however ... Read more

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  • The Venetian Qur'an

    A Renaissance Companion to Islam

    Translated by Sylvia Notini ...
    Series series Material Texts
    An anonymous book appeared in Venice in 1547 titled L'Alcorano di Macometto, and, according to the title page, it contained "the doctrine, life, customs, and laws [of Mohammed] . . . newly translated from Arabic into the Italian language." Were this true, L'Alcorano di Macometto would have been the first printed direct translation of the Qur'an in a European vernacular language. The truth, however ... Read more

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