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Description for Other Italy
Hardcover. Deals with the 'other Italy', that is the rural Italy, far from the bustle of the cities. This book features eight stories that tell of the land and the people, of the wild landscape of Calabria and its Mafia, of rural festivals, Christmas customs, Italian food, abandoned farms - and of 'Nonno', a grand-father. Num Pages: 216 pages, 130 photos. BIC Classification: 1DST; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 308 x 288 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1504.
Text in English & German. The "other Italy", that is the rural Italy, far from the bustle of the cities. It is the Italy of the Apennines, its natural scenery, its remote villages, churches and religious communities, its farmers, charcoal burners, shepherds and fishermen -- even if these old professions are now dwindling away. The author has travelled hundreds of kilometres through this rural Italy on foot, and travelled thousands of kilometres through it by car. Although he was acting in a professional capacity as a geologist, his interests went beyond this wonderful country's geology to embrace everything it had ... Read more
Text in English & German. The "other Italy", that is the rural Italy, far from the bustle of the cities. It is the Italy of the Apennines, its natural scenery, its remote villages, churches and religious communities, its farmers, charcoal burners, shepherds and fishermen -- even if these old professions are now dwindling away. The author has travelled hundreds of kilometres through this rural Italy on foot, and travelled thousands of kilometres through it by car. Although he was acting in a professional capacity as a geologist, his interests went beyond this wonderful country's geology to embrace everything it had ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges Germany
Language
German
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Fellbach, Germany
ISBN
9783936681437
SKU
V9783936681437
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-2
About Hillert Ibbeken
Until his retirement Hillert Ibbeken was a professor of geology at the Freie Universität Berlin, but his lifelong occupation has been architectural photography.
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