Nature and History in Modern Italy

Nature and History in Modern Italy
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Publisher : Ohio University Press
Total Pages : 315
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ISBN-10 : 9780821419168
ISBN-13 : 0821419161
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Book Synopsis Nature and History in Modern Italy by : Marco Armiero

Download or read book Nature and History in Modern Italy written by Marco Armiero and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2010-08-31 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marco Armiero is Senior Researcher at the Italian National Research Council and Marie Curie Fellow at the Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technologies, Universitat Aut(noma de Barcelona. He has published extensively on-Italian environmental history and edited Views from the South: Environmental Stories from the Mediterranean World. --


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