LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER

Italian I & II

Italy Project

The following are on reserve in the Library Media Center on the Homework Shelf.

• Websites
• Nonfiction
• Reference

Websites

• Country Reports  Here you can get a variety of information on all the nations of the world including history, fashion, family, and more.

• Flags of the World   Learn about different nations' flags.  Very interesting site!

• Geographia  Provides detailed information on countries and regions in Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Europe, or Latin America including its geography, climate, history, and culture.

• Italica    From RAI International, here you can learn how to speak Italian as well as learn about the Italian culture.

• Super Italian Websites    A collection of Italian sites including language, culture, geography, newspapers, and more from the University of Northern Iowa.

• World Fact Book   From the CIA, here you can get detailed country profiles.

• The World Flag Database   Find out about the flags of the world with brief facts about each nation.  

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Nonfiction

304.2 Peo                    

  People and Cultures.  New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.

Over 200 photos and 100 maps, diagrams, pieces of art work, and text provide examples of the cultural systems and people around the world.

914.5 Fos

  Foster, Leila Merrell.  Italy.  San Diego, Calif.:  Lucent, 1999.

945 Cro                      

  Cronin, Vincent.  The Horizon Concise History of Italy.  New York: American Heritage Pub. Co, [1972].

945.05 Osm                   

  Osman, Karen.  The Italian Renaissance.  San Diego: Lucent Books, c1996. 

Examines the history, achievements, and legacy of the Renaissance in Italy, with an emphasis on Florence and Rome.

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Reference

Ref 306 Arl                  

  Arlon, Penelope.  How People Live.  1st American ed.  London; New York: DK, 2003.

Describes different parts of the world and how people live in each, from the Eskimos and Inuit of the Arctic to the Amish and Maya of North America and the Asante and Zulu of Africa.

Ref 310 Sta

  The Statesman’s Yearbook: The Politicds, Cultures, and Economies of the World, 2006.  Edited by Barry Turner.  New York: Palgrave, 2005.

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  CultureGrams, World Ed. 2007.  Vol. 1.  Provo, Ut.: ProQuest, 2006.

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  Columbus Tourist Attractions & Events of the World.  London: Columbus Tarvel Pub. Ltd., 2005.

Ref 910 Worl

  The World Book Encyclopedia of People and Places.  Vol  3.  Chicago: World Book, 1998.

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  Columbus World Travel Guide.  25th ed.  London: Columbus Travel, 2006.

Ref 945 Coh                  

  Cohen, Elizabeth Storr.  Daily life in Renaissance Italy.  Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001. 

An examination of daily life in Renaissance Italy, looking at a range of settings and socioeconomic backgrounds, discussing families, honor and religion, media, literacy and schooling, houses, food, clothing, disease and healing, and other topics.

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