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Annibale, Torino e Annibale in Torino : atti della giornata di studi Torino, 22 febbraio 2007
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ISBN: 9788822258373 Year: 2009 Publisher: Firenze Leo S. Olschki


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Turin and the British in the age of the Grand Tour
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ISBN: 1107147700 1316602133 110851555X 1108514065 1108506615 1108518532 1108517048 1108524494 1316556271 9781108518536 9781316556276 9781108524490 9781316602133 9781107147706 Year: 2017 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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The Duchy of Savoy first claimed royal status in the seventeenth century, but only in 1713 was Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy (1666-1732), crowned King of Sicily. The events of the Peace of Utrecht (1713) sanctioned the decades-long project, the Duchy had pursued through the convoluted maze of political relationships between foreign powers. Of these, the British Kingdom was one of their most assiduous advocates, because of complimentary dynastic, political, cultural and commercial interests. A notable stream of British diplomats and visitors to the Sabaudian capital engaged in an extraordinary and reciprocal exchange with the Turinese during this fertile period. The flow of travellers, a number of whom were British emissaries and envoys posted to the court, coincided, in part, with the itineraries of the international Grand Tour which transformed the capital into a gateway to Italy, resulting in a conflagration of cultural cosmopolitanism in early modern Europe.

La ville et les métiers : naissance d'un language corporatif (Turin, 17e-18e siècle)
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ISBN: 2713209544 Year: 1990 Volume: vol 45 Publisher: Paris Editions de l'Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales


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Étrangers : étude d'une condition d'incertitude dans une société d'Ancien Régime.
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ISBN: 9782227483033 Year: 2012 Publisher: Montrouge Bayard

Maximus I. von Turin : die Verkündigung eines Bischofs der frühen Reichskirche im zeitgeschichtlichen, gesellschaftlichen und liturgischen Kontext
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ISSN: 0920623X ISBN: 9004108645 9004313079 9789004108646 9789004313071 Year: 1997 Volume: 40 Publisher: Leiden New York Brill

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This volume deals with the sermons of St. Maximus I, Bishop of Turin about AD 305-420. It presents an exemplary study which, besides clarifying problems of dating and authorship, points out the importance of context for an appropriate interpretation of sermon literature. The sermons are thus placed in the contexts of contemporary history, of society and of liturgy. The liturgical contextualisation forms the core of the book. The author reconstructs the liturgical year of late-Antique Turin and takes it as the basis of a detailed diachronic analysis of the bishop's preaching from advent to pentecost. Additionally, the Feasts of the Saints are seen in their kerygmatic function. In a concluding chapter the author tackles such problems as the exegetical nature of preaching and the importance of the Bible.


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Fascism in popular memory : the cultural experience of the Turin working class
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ISBN: 0521302900 0521108780 0511753217 Year: 1987 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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This book is based on the oral life histories of about 70 men and women workers, born between the end of the last century and 1920, which are combined with sources such as police reports, documentary films and judicial documents. The interviewees recount their visions of life, of history, and of themselves; they call to memory the fascist period, and the ambivalent relationship between the Duce and the masses. A picture of resistance emerges, through such minor episodes as jokes and graffiti, wearing a red tie or whistling an old socialist tune, and through major issues such as abortions carried out in direct opposition to state propaganda. Acquiescence is also recalled, however, in the enrolment of children in fascist youth organisations or in the use of new state-controlled social services. The final chapter reconstructs an event that acquired great symbolic meaning: the eloquent and unexpected silence of the Fiat workers before Mussolini in 1939 at the inauguration of the Miraflori factory.


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Porta Palazzo : the anthropology of an Italian market
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ISBN: 0812223152 0812244060 0812243609 0812205790 1283898519 1283891093 0812205146 0812222571 Year: 2012 Publisher: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press,

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Porta Palazzo, arguably Western Europe's largest open-air market, is a central economic, social, and cultural hub for Italians and migrants in the city of Turin. Open-air markets like Porta Palazzo have existed for centuries in Europe; although their function has changed over time-traditional markets are no longer the primary place to buy food-they remain popular destinations. In an age of supermarkets and online commerce, markets offer unique social and cultural opportunities and bring together urban and rural worldviews. These factors are often overlooked in traditional economic studies of food distribution, but anthropologist Rachel E. Black contends that social relations are essential for building and maintaining valuable links between production and consumption. From the history of Porta Palazzo to the current growing pains of the market, this book concentrates on points where trade meets cultural identities and cuisine. Its detailed and perceptive portraits of the market bring into relief the lives of the vendors, shoppers, and passersby. Black's ethnography illuminates the daily work of market-going and the anxieties of shoppers as they navigate the market. It examines migration, the link between cuisine and cultural identity, culinary tourism, the connection between the farmers' market and the production of local food, and the urban planning issues negotiated by the city of Turin and market users during a recent renovation. This vibrant study, featuring a foreword by Slow Food Movement founder Carlo Petrini, makes a strong case for why markets like Porta Palazzo are critical for fostering culinary culture and social life in cities.


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Casa Einaudi : libri uomini idee oltre il fascismo
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ISBN: 8815024913 9788815024916 Year: 1990 Volume: 370 Publisher: Bologna Mulino

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