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Paul Ginsborg
Paul Anthony Ginsborg (18 July 1945 – 11 May 2022) was a British historian. In the 1980s, he was Professor at the University of Siena; from 1992, he was Professor of Contemporary European History at the University of Florence. Education Ginsborg studied at Queens' College, Cambridge (B.A. 1966). He was a Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge. With Pancho Pardi, he opposed Berlusconi justice "reforms", with the girotondi movement. Law on Holocaust denial Ginsborg was of Jewish parentage. Along with Carlo Ginzburg, Marcello Flores, Sergio Luzzatto, Claudio Pavone, Enzo Traverso, etc., he signed a call in January 2002 against a law project, presented by Justice Minister Clemente Mastella, which was to specifically penalize Holocaust denial. They argued that Italy's legislation was sufficient to cope with such acts. The amended law project finally restricted itself to reinforcing sentences concerning hate speech. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as ''Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city#National capitals, Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national Government of the United Kingdom, government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the Counties of England, counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clemente Mastella
Mario Clemente Mastella (born 5 February 1947) is an Italian politician who has served as the mayor of Benevento since 20 June 2016. He is the leader of Union of Democrats for Europe, a minor centrist Italian party. He was Minister of Labour in the Berlusconi government from 10 May 1994 to 17 January 1995 and Minister of Justice in the Prodi government from 17 May 2006 to 17 January 2008. He was also elected to the European Parliament in June 2009 on the list of The People of Freedom of Berlusconi. Political career Mastella was born in Ceppaloni, in the province of Benevento. In 1976 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies as a member of the Christian Democracy party. After the party's dissolution in 1994, Mastella joined with Pierferdinando Casini to found a new party, called ''Centro Cristiano Democratico.'' That same year, following the election victory of Silvio Berlusconi, he was appointed Minister of Labour. In 1998, after the fall of Romano Prodi's first government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Review Of Books
The ''London Review of Books'' (''LRB'') is a British literary magazine published twice monthly that features articles and essays on fiction and non-fiction subjects, which are usually structured as book reviews. History The ''London Review of Books'' was founded in 1979, when publication of ''The Times Literary Supplement'' was suspended during the year-long lock-out at ''The Times''. Its founding editors were Karl Miller, then professor of English at University College London; Mary-Kay Wilmers, formerly an editor at ''The Times Literary Supplement''; and Susannah Clapp, a former editor at Jonathan Cape. For its first six months, it appeared as an insert in ''The New York Review of Books''. It became an independent publication in May 1980. Its political stance has been described by Alan Bennett, a prominent contributor, as "consistently radical". Unlike ''The Times Literary Supplement'' (TLS), the majority of the articles the ''LRB'' publishes (usually fifteen per issue) ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrica Asquer
Enrica is a feminine Italian given name. Notable people with the name include: *Enrica Antonioni (born 1952), Italian film director and actress *Enrica Bonaccorti (born 1949), Italian actress *Enrica Calabresi (1891–1944), Italian zoologist *Enrica Cipolloni (born 1990), Italian heptathlete *Enrica Detragiache, American economist *Enrica Clay Dillon (1885–1946), American opera singer, director and voice teacher *Enrica Merlo (born 1988), Italian volleyball player *Enrica Maria Modugno (born 1958), Italian actress *Enrica Piccoli (born 1999), Italian synchronized swimmer *Enrica Soma (1929–1969), American socialite and model *Enrica von Handel-Mazzetti (1871–1955), Austrian poet and writer *Enrica Zunic' Enrica Zunic' is the pseudonym of Enrica Lozito, an Italian science-fiction writer. She lives and works in Turin. Her work is partly inspired by her activities with Amnesty International Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or ..., Italian writer See al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Mario Banti
Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (''Albertus'') of Germanic ''Albert''. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The diminutive forms are ''Albertito'' in Spain or ''Albertico'' in some parts of Latin America, Albertino in Italian as well as ''Tuco'' as a hypocorism. It derives from the name Adalberto which in turn derives from '' Athala'' (meaning noble) and ''Berth'' (meaning bright). People * Alberto Aguilar Leiva (born 1984), Spanish footballer * Alberto Airola (born 1970), Italian politician * Alberto Ascari (1918–1955), Italian racing driver * Alberto Baldonado (born 1993), Panamanian baseball player * Alberto Bello (1897–1963), Argentine actor * Alberto Beneduce (1877–1944), Italian scientist and economist * Alberto Bustani Adem (born 1954), Mexican engineer * Alberto Callaspo (born 1983,) baseball player * Alberto Campbell-Staines (born 1993), Australian athlete with an intellectual disability * Alberto Cavalcanti (1897–1982), Brazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Ramella
Francesco, the Italian (and original) version of the personal name " Francis", is the most common given name among males in Italy. Notable persons with that name include: People with the given name Francesco * Francesco I (other), several people * Francesco Barbaro (other), several people * Francesco Bernardi (other), several people *Francesco di Giorgio Martini (1439-1501), Italian architect, engineer and painter * Francesco Berni (1497–1536), Italian writer * Francesco Canova da Milano (1497–1543), Italian lutenist and composer * Francesco Primaticcio (1504–1570), Italian painter, architect, and sculptor * Francesco Albani (1578–1660), Italian painter * Francesco Borromini (1599–1667), Swiss sculptor and architect * Francesco Cavalli (1602–1676), Italian composer * Francesco Maria Grimaldi (1618–1663), Italian mathematician and physicist * Francesco Bianchini (1662–1729), Italian philosopher and scientist * Francesco Galli Bib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastone Tassinari
Gastone is a masculine Italian given name. Notable people with the name include: *Gastone Baldi (1901–1971), Italian professional football player *Gastone Bean (born 1936), Italian former professional footballer who played as a striker *Gastone Bottini (born 1987), Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder *Gastone Brilli-Peri (1893–1930), Italian racing driver, won the 1925 Italian Grand Prix * Gastone Darè (1918–1976), Italian Olympic fencer *Gastone Gambara (1890–1962), Italian General during the Spanish Civil War and World War II *Gastone Moschin (1929–2017), Italian actor *Gastone Nencini (1930–1980), Italian road racing cyclist * Gastone Novelli (1895–1919), World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories * Gastone Pierini (1899–1967), Italian weightlifter * Gastone Prendato (1910–1980), Italian professional football player and coach *Gastone Ventura (1906–1981), Italian aristocrat *Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dario Ragazzini
Dario is a masculine given name, etymologically related to Darius. Given name *Dario Allevi (born 1965), Italian politician * Dario Argento (born 1940), Italian film director * Dario Badinelli (born 1946), Italian triple jumper *Dario Bellezza (1944–1996), Italian poet * Dario Benuzzi (born 1946), Italian test driver *Darío Botero (1938–2010), Colombian writer and philosopher * Dario Campeotto (born 1939), Danish singer, actor, entertainer * Dario Cologna (born 1986), Swiss cross-country skier *Dario Dainelli (born 1979), Italian footballer, former captain of Fiorentina *Dario Fo (1926–2016), Italian Nobel prize winner * Dario Franchitti (born 1973), Scottish Indianapolis 500 winner and IndyCar Series champion *Dario García (born 1968), Argentine judoka *Dario Hübner (born 1967), Italian footballer * Dario Lari (born 1979), Italian rower * Darío Lecman (born 1971), Argentine weightlifter *Dario Kordić (born 1960), Bosnian Croat politician, military commander and convict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giunti Editore
Giunti Editore S.p.A. is an Italian publishing house founded in Florence in 1956. The company is based in Villa La Loggia, in via Bolognese, and affiliated offices in Milan. Giunti S.p.A. is the leader of a group comprising various brands and that is placed at second place among the Italian publishing groups by turnover. History In the thirties of the twentieth century, Renato Giunti began to collaborate with the Florentine publishing house ''R. Bemporad & son'', representing one of the partners. He later became general manager. After the Second World War Renato Giunti took over the company, to which he gave the name ''"Bemporad Marzocco"''. In 1956 he became owner and managing director. In 1960 it acquired the Florentine publishing house Barbèra, which had started its activity in 1855. In 1965 all the acquired publishing houses were brought together in the Giunti Publishing Consortium. In 1975, Sergio Giunti, a Renato'son, succeeded his father as head of the Consortium. Unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massimo D'Alema
Massimo D'Alema (; born 20 April 1949) is an Italian politician and journalist who was the 53rd prime minister of Italy from 1998 to 2000. He was Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2008. D'Alema also served for a time as national secretary of the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS). The media has referred to him as '' Leader Maximo'' due to his first name and for his dominant position in the left-wing coalitions during the Second Republic. Earlier in his career, D'Alema was a member of the Italian Communist Party and was the first former communist to become prime minister of a NATO country and the only former communist prime minister of Italy. Biography D'Alema was born in Rome on 20 April 1949, the son of Giuseppe D'Alema, a communist politician. He is married to Linda Giuva, a professor at the University of Siena, and has two children, Giulia and Francesco. He later became a notable member of the Italian Communist Party (PCI), the bulk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giulio Einaudi Editore
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore () is the biggest publishing company in Italy. History The company was founded in 1907 in Ostiglia by 18-year-old Arnoldo Mondadori who began his publishing career with the publication of the magazine ''Luce!''. In 1912 he founded ''La Sociale'' and published the first book ''AiaMadama'' together with his close friend Tommaso Monicelli and the following year, ''La Lampada'', a series of children's books. The publishing house kept working intensely even during the First World War, mainly on the publication of magazines for the troops on the front such as ''La Tradotta'', which included contributions from famous illustrators and writers such as Soffici, De Chirico and Carrà. In 1919 the publishing house headquarters were transferred to Milan. After the First World War, Mondadori launched several successful book series including Gialli Mondadori in 1929, the first example of an Italian book series dedicated to detective and crime novels, by internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feltrinelli (publisher)
Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore is an Italian publishing company founded in 1954 by Giangiacomo Feltrinelli. Imprints Feltrinelli imprints include: * Feltrinelli ** Universale Economica Feltrinelli ** Feltrinelli Zoom ** Feltrinelli KIDS ** Fox Crime Feltrinelli * Gribaudo * Kowalski * Marsilio * Urra * Apogeo ** Apogeo Sushi * Editorial Anagrama Anagrama is a Spanish publisher founded in 1969 by Jorge Herralde. In 2010 it was sold to the Italian publisher Feltrinelli. Since 1969, Anagrama has published over 3,500 titles. currently, Anagrama publishes around 100 books annually, between t ... Bookstores Besides publishing the company also owns a bookstore chain. In Milan there is Fondation Feltrinelli, the biggest store of the chain that also programs theater, live music, open debates, lectures, and workshops. External links Official web site Publishing companies of Italy Publishing companies established in 1954 Bookshops of Italy {{Publish-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
