The Tongues of Italy: Prehistory and HistoryHarvard University Press, 1958 - 465 pagine Through the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them. But the result is always a mixture. The linguistic evolution of Italy parallels this development, and presented as part of the cultural history it beomes a colorful and exciting tale.--dust jacket. |
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... fields in the plains and valleys . But more frequently the fields spread upon the very slopes , occupying every foot of cultivable ground , no matter how thin the layer of fertile soil . Very little of the total land of Italy is , or ...
... fields in the plains and valleys . But more frequently the fields spread upon the very slopes , occupying every foot of cultivable ground , no matter how thin the layer of fertile soil . Very little of the total land of Italy is , or ...
Pagina 222
... field cemeteries in which every burial takes so little space and where some ' democratic ' idea seems to have prevailed , are those of well - to - do persons , of warriors , of aristocrats , whereas the bodies of the poor , the peasants ...
... field cemeteries in which every burial takes so little space and where some ' democratic ' idea seems to have prevailed , are those of well - to - do persons , of warriors , of aristocrats , whereas the bodies of the poor , the peasants ...
Pagina 369
... field commanders considered more expendable than Italians ) . It would therefore be incorrect to imagine an ethnic Germanization of Italy or an important mixture of races . Those Germans who survived on the land were virtual serfs to ...
... field commanders considered more expendable than Italians ) . It would therefore be incorrect to imagine an ethnic Germanization of Italy or an important mixture of races . Those Germans who survived on the land were virtual serfs to ...
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